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Muséum des Volcans

Aurillac counts Muséum des Volcans, a museum, among its places to visit. Add any of 11 more places within 5 km to a visit. The first to add nearby is Abbaye Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac, at 400 m.

Where

In Aurillac

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Museum in Aurillac

In Aurillac

Muséum des Volcans is in the commune of Aurillac, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

The warmest afternoons in Aurillac run May to September, at 18–25°C.

Jan7° / -1°90 mm

Feb8° / -1°77 mm

Mar12° / 2°79 mm

Apr15° / 4°109 mm

May18° / 8°107 mm

Jun22° / 11°82 mm

Jul25° / 13°71 mm

Aug25° / 12°88 mm

Sep21° / 9°107 mm

Oct16° / 7°101 mm

Nov11° / 3°118 mm

Dec8° / 0°106 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Aurillac, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Aurillac station, 3.6 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Aurillac’s full climate →

About

Muséum des Volcans

Museum.

Muséum des Volcans is in Aurillac, Cantal.

Type: Museum
Commune: Aurillac, Cantal
Official site: musees.aurillac.fr

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

The map

Find Muséum des Volcans in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Muséum des Volcans

In size, Aurillac comes first of the 3, with 26,214 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Aurillac

26,214 people

2 · 4.6 km south of it

Arpajon-sur-Cère

6,361 people

3 · 6.4 km southwest of it

Ytrac

4,339 people

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Muséum des Volcans is	People
Aurillac	It’s in this commune	26,214
Arpajon-sur-Cère	4.6 km south of it	6,361
Ytrac	6.4 km southwest of it	4,339

Make a day of it

While you are near Muséum des Volcans

Our list has 41 more within 15 km, among them 6 châteaux, an abbey and a gallery.

1AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac400 m southeast, in Aurillac 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Conros6.5 km south, in Arpajon-sur-Cère 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau Saint-Étienne100 m southeast, in Aurillac 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Anjony14 km north, in Tournemire 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Carbonat4.4 km southeast, in Arpajon-sur-Cère 6Art galleryArt galleryMusée d'Art et d'Archéologie d'Aurillac1.1 km south, in Aurillac 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lamartinie4 km southwest, in Ytrac 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sedaiges8 km north, in Marmanhac

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

Quick answers on Muséum des Volcans

Where is Muséum des Volcans?

Muséum des Volcans is in Aurillac, in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Muséum des Volcans?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Muséum des Volcans?

May to September are the warmest months in Aurillac, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Muséum des Volcans?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Saint-Géraud d'Aurillac (400 m), Château de Conros (6.5 km), Château Saint-Étienne (100 m) and Château d'Anjony (14 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.