Museum · Thorigné-en-Charnie · Mayenne

Musée de Préhistoire

Thorigné-en-Charnie counts Musée de Préhistoire, a museum, among its places to visit. The surrounding 5 km hold 10 more places to visit. A short trip away is Cave à Margot, 100 m off.

Where

In Thorigné-en-Charnie

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–25°C

In brief

Museum in Thorigné-en-Charnie

In Thorigné-en-Charnie

Musée de Préhistoire is in the commune of Thorigné-en-Charnie, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The seasons here

In Thorigné-en-Charnie, May to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–25°C.

Jan8° / 2°82 mm

Feb10° / 2°65 mm

Mar13° / 3°58 mm

Apr16° / 5°57 mm

May20° / 8°60 mm

Jun23° / 11°58 mm

Jul25° / 13°54 mm

Aug25° / 13°47 mm

Sep22° / 10°67 mm

Oct17° / 8°79 mm

Nov12° / 5°79 mm

Dec9° / 3°94 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thorigné-en-Charnie, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Georges-Le-Flechard station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thorigné-en-Charnie’s full climate →

About

Musée de Préhistoire

Museum.

Musée de Préhistoire is in Thorigné-en-Charnie, Mayenne.

Type: Museum
Commune: Thorigné-en-Charnie, Mayenne
Official site: grottes-musee-de-saulges.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The numbers show what else is near Musée de Préhistoire, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases near Musée de Préhistoire

Of the 7, Sablé-sur-Sarthe is the largest, at 12,326 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in this commune

Thorigné-en-Charnie

191 people

2 · 13 km southwest of it

Meslay-du-Maine

2,779 people

3 · 17 km north of it

Évron

8,252 people

4 · 18 km south of it

Sablé-sur-Sarthe

12,326 people

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Musée de Préhistoire is	People
Thorigné-en-Charnie	It’s in this commune	191
Meslay-du-Maine	13 km southwest of it	2,779
Évron	17 km north of it	8,252
Sablé-sur-Sarthe	18 km south of it	12,326
Montsûrs	21 km northwest of it	3,192
Argentré	21 km northwest of it	2,906
Bonchamp-lès-Laval	24 km west of it	6,302

Make a day of it

Places to add to Musée de Préhistoire

Within 15 km you can add 4 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 abbeys.

1AttractionAttractionCave à Margot100 m south, in Thorigné-en-Charnie 2AttractionAttractionCave à Rochefort200 m west, in Saint-Pierre-sur-Erve 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thévalles2.9 km southwest, in Chémeré-le-Roi 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Linières5.5 km south, in Val-du-Maine 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Croisnière2.1 km southwest, in Saulges 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Viré7.9 km east, in Viré-en-Champagne 7AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Sainte-Catherine de Varennes-l'Enfant8.3 km southeast, in Val-du-Maine 8AbbeyAbbeyLa Cotellerie14 km west, in Bazougers

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Musée de Préhistoire?

Musée de Préhistoire is in Thorigné-en-Charnie, in Mayenne (Pays de la Loire).

What is Musée de Préhistoire?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée de Préhistoire?

May to October are the warmest months in Thorigné-en-Charnie, with afternoon highs of 17–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de Préhistoire?

Within 15 km: Cave à Margot (100 m), Cave à Rochefort (200 m), Château de Thévalles (2.9 km) and Château des Linières (5.5 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.