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Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres
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Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres

Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres is a museum in Poitiers. Since 1895 it has been a classé historic monument (in part). There are 91 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers (800 m).

Photo: Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres, Arseni Mourzenko (CC BY 3.0)
Where
In Poitiers
inside the commune
Historic monument
1895
Classé historic monument (in part)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–26°C
In brief

Museum in Poitiers

In Poitiers

Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres is in the commune of Poitiers, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument (in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1895; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00105652). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The weather, month by month

Aim for May to October, when Poitiers reaches 18–26°C.

Jan8° / 2°61 mm
Feb10° / 2°47 mm
Mar13° / 4°49 mm
Apr16° / 5°53 mm
May20° / 9°64 mm
Jun24° / 12°60 mm
Jul26° / 14°46 mm
Aug26° / 14°43 mm
Sep23° / 11°53 mm
Oct18° / 9°72 mm
Nov12° / 5°75 mm
Dec9° / 2°73 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Poitiers, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Poitiers-Biard station, 3.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Poitiers’ full climate →
About

Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres

Type
Museum
Protection
Classé historic monument (in part) · 1895
Built
17th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Poitiers, Vienne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Map of Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres and nearby

Numbered points are the places near Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Poitiers. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Home to 89,916 people, Poitiers is the largest of these 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Poitiers
  2. 2Buxerolles
  3. 3Saint-Benoît
  4. 4Vouneuil-sous-Biard
  5. 5Migné-Auxances
  6. 6Mignaloux-Beauvoir
  7. 7Ligugé
  8. 8Fontaine-le-Comte
1 · It’s in this commune

Poitiers

89,916 people

2 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Buxerolles

10,289 people

3 · 3 km south of it

Saint-Benoît

7,375 people

4 · 4.9 km west of it

Vouneuil-sous-Biard

6,290 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres isPeople
PoitiersIt’s in this commune89,916
Buxerolles2.7 km northeast of it10,289
Saint-Benoît3 km south of it7,375
Vouneuil-sous-Biard4.9 km west of it6,290
Migné-Auxances5.6 km north of it6,285
Mignaloux-Beauvoir6.2 km southeast of it5,229
Ligugé6.8 km south of it3,444
Fontaine-le-Comte7.6 km southwest of it3,972
Make a day of it

Also near Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres

Among the 91 within 15 km are 2 gardens, a cathedral and a museum.

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

Your questions on Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres

Where is Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres?

Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres is in Poitiers, in Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres?

Museum in Poitiers, France.

Is Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1895, Mérimée record PA00105652.

How well known is Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres?

Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres?

May to October are the warmest months in Poitiers, with afternoon highs of 18–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée Rupert-de-Chièvres?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers (800 m), Musée Sainte-Croix (700 m), Palais des ducs d'Aquitaine (400 m) and Futuroscope (10 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 (3)

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.