Museum · Alès · Gard

Musée du Colombier

Musée du Colombier, a museum, stands in Alès. Its neighbours on our list number 16 within 5 km. Further out, Bambouseraie en Cévennes is 10 km away.

Where

In Alès

inside the commune

Warmest months

Mar–Oct

highs of 17–33°C

In brief

Museum in Alès

In Alès

Musée du Colombier is in the commune of Alès, with 16 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

The warmest afternoons in Alès run March to October, at 17–33°C.

Jan11° / 2°82 mm

Feb13° / 2°56 mm

Mar17° / 4°73 mm

Apr20° / 7°83 mm

May24° / 11°78 mm

Jun29° / 15°49 mm

Jul33° / 17°39 mm

Aug32° / 17°50 mm

Sep27° / 13°161 mm

Oct21° / 10°154 mm

Nov15° / 5°133 mm

Dec12° / 2°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Alès, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Christol-Les-Ales station, 3.9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Alès’ full climate →

About

Musée du Colombier

Museum.

Musée du Colombier is in Alès, Gard.

Type: Museum
Commune: Alès, Gard
Official site: ales.fr/sortir-bouger/musees/musee-du-colombier

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

HoursWed–Mon 14:00–17:00

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

The map

Locating Musée du Colombier

Orange marks Musée du Colombier, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

By population, Alès leads the 8 with 46,125. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Alès

46,125 people

2 · 3.8 km north of it

Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues

4,840 people

3 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Saint-Privat-des-Vieux

5,703 people

4 · 4.9 km southeast of it

Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas

4,670 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée du Colombier is	People
Alès	It’s in this commune	46,125
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues	3.8 km north of it	4,840
Saint-Privat-des-Vieux	3.9 km northeast of it	5,703
Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas	4.9 km southeast of it	4,670
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès	5.6 km south of it	7,310
Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers	5.7 km north of it	3,533
Bagard	7.2 km south of it	2,605
Salindres	7.9 km northeast of it	3,648

Make a day of it

After Musée du Colombier

Nearby, 54 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 forts and an attraction.

1AttractionAttractionBambouseraie en Cévennes10 km southwest, in Générargues 2GardenGardenParc de la Tour Vieille1.9 km south, in Alès 3FortFortFort d'Alès500 m southwest, in Alès 4

MuseumMine témoin d'Alès1.2 km west, in Alès 5MuseumMuseumMusée du Désert10 km west, in Mialet 6FortFortOppidum d'Alès1.4 km west, in Alès 7Historic houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal d'Alès600 m southwest, in Alès 8MuseumMuseumMusée bibliothèque Pierre-André-Benoit900 m west, in Alès

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

Musée du Colombier: common questions

Where is Musée du Colombier?

Musée du Colombier is in Alès, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Musée du Colombier?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée du Colombier?

March to October are the warmest months in Alès, with afternoon highs of 17–33°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée du Colombier?

Within 15 km: Bambouseraie en Cévennes (10 km), Parc de la Tour Vieille (1.9 km), Fort d'Alès (500 m) and Mine témoin d'Alès (1.2 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).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Mine témoin d'Alès: Tangopaso, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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.