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Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude
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Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude

Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude is an abbot's palace located in Jura. It was listed in 2004 as a classé historic monument. There are 24 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (100 m).

Photo: Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude, Pmau (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Saint-Claude
inside the commune
Historic monument
2004
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–27°C
In brief

Abbey in Saint-Claude

In Saint-Claude

Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude is in the commune of Saint-Claude, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 2004; built in the 12th century (Mérimée record PA00135340). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

From May to September, Saint-Claude sees highs of 20–27°C.

Jan6° / -2°168 mm
Feb8° / -3°141 mm
Mar13° / 0°140 mm
Apr16° / 3°142 mm
May20° / 7°162 mm
Jun25° / 10°140 mm
Jul27° / 12°136 mm
Aug26° / 12°142 mm
Sep22° / 8°145 mm
Oct17° / 5°165 mm
Nov10° / 1°184 mm
Dec6° / -2°205 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Saint-Claude, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Claude station, 6.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Saint-Claude’s full climate →
About

Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude

Type
Abbey
Protection
Classé historic monument · 2004
Built
12th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Saint-Claude, Jura
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Mapping Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude

The places near Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Saint-Claude. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Gex (13,627 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

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  1. 1Saint-Claude
  2. 2Gex
  3. 3Cessy
  4. 4Arbent
  5. 5Thoiry
  6. 6Les Rousses
  7. 7Ségny
  8. 8Hauts de Bienne
1 · It’s in this commune

Saint-Claude

8,386 people

2 · 16 km east of it

Gex

13,627 people

3 · 17 km southeast of it

Cessy

5,832 people

4 · 18 km southwest of it

Arbent

3,555 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude isPeople
Saint-ClaudeIt’s in this commune8,386
Gex16 km east of it13,627
Cessy17 km southeast of it5,832
Arbent18 km southwest of it3,555
Thoiry19 km southeast of it6,569
Les Rousses19 km northeast of it3,740
Ségny19 km southeast of it2,941
Hauts de Bienne19 km northeast of it5,032
Make a day of it

More near Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral, among 24 within 15 km.

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

Quick answers on Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude

Where is Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude?

Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude is in Saint-Claude, in Jura (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude?

Abbot's palace located in Jura, in France.

Is Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2004, Mérimée record PA00135340.

How well known is Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude?

Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude 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 Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude?

May to September are the warmest months in Saint-Claude, with afternoon highs of 20–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais abbatial de Saint-Claude?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (100 m), Abbaye de Saint-Claude (100 m), Musée de l'Abbaye (100 m) and Musée de la Pipe et du Diamant de Saint-Claude (100 m).

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.