Museum · Montgailhard · Ariège

Musée du fer

Musée du fer is a museum in Montgailhard. Within 5 km there are 12 more places to visit. Add Château de Foix, 3.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Montgailhard

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 19–26°C

In brief

Museum in Montgailhard

In Montgailhard

Musée du fer is in the commune of Montgailhard, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

From May to October, Montgailhard sees highs of 19–26°C.

Jan10° / 2°108 mm

Feb11° / 2°90 mm

Mar14° / 4°89 mm

Apr17° / 6°107 mm

May20° / 9°110 mm

Jun24° / 13°78 mm

Jul26° / 15°68 mm

Aug26° / 15°70 mm

Sep23° / 12°75 mm

Oct19° / 9°87 mm

Nov13° / 4°122 mm

Dec11° / 2°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Montgailhard, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Les Cascades station, 9.8 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Montgailhard’s full climate →

About

Musée du fer

Museum.

Musée du fer is in Montgailhard, Ariège.

Type: Museum
Commune: Montgailhard, Ariège

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Find Musée du fer in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

In size, Pamiers comes first of the 8, with 16,473 people. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Montgailhard

1,437 people

2 · 3 km northwest of it

Foix

9,934 people

3 · 11 km south of it

Tarascon-sur-Ariège

3,085 people

4 · 12 km north of it

Varilhes

3,487 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée du fer is	People
Montgailhard	It’s in this commune	1,437
Foix	3 km northwest of it	9,934
Tarascon-sur-Ariège	11 km south of it	3,085
Varilhes	12 km north of it	3,487
Saint-Jean-du-Falga	16 km north of it	2,851
Lavelanet	18 km east of it	5,987
La Tour-du-Crieu	18 km north of it	3,230
Pamiers	20 km north of it	16,473

Make a day of it

More near Musée du fer

Choose from 35 places within 15 km, such as 3 attractions, a museum and an archaeological site.

MuseumChâteau de Foix3.4 km northwest, in Foix 2Archaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux14 km south, in Niaux 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade10 km east, in Roquefixade 4Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien3.4 km northwest, in Foix 5AttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives13 km south, in Ussat 6AttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche8.3 km northwest, in Baulou 7AttractionAttractionPont du Diable4 km south, in Mercus-Garrabet 8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame du Pesquié8.5 km northwest, in Serres-sur-Arget

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

Questions about Musée du fer

Where is Musée du fer?

Musée du fer is in Montgailhard, in Ariège (Occitanie).

What is Musée du fer?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée du fer?

May to October are the warmest months in Montgailhard, with afternoon highs of 19–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée du fer?

Within 15 km: Château de Foix (3.4 km), Grotte de Niaux (14 km), Château de Roquefixade (10 km) and Abbatiale Saint-Volusien (3.4 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)

Château de Foix: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.