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Château · Vic-le-Comte · Puy-de-Dôme

Palais des comtes d'Auvergne

In Vic-le-Comte, Palais des comtes d'Auvergne is a château. Add any of 7 more places within 5 km to a visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1963.

Where
In Vic-le-Comte
inside the commune
Historic monument
1963
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–26°C
In brief

Château in Vic-le-Comte

In Vic-le-Comte

Palais des comtes d'Auvergne is in the commune of Vic-le-Comte, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1963; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00092465). About ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

The warmest stretch in Vic-le-Comte is May to October, at 17–26°C in the afternoon.

Jan7° / 0°29 mm
Feb8° / 0°21 mm
Mar12° / 2°28 mm
Apr16° / 5°56 mm
May19° / 8°76 mm
Jun23° / 12°64 mm
Jul26° / 14°73 mm
Aug26° / 13°70 mm
Sep22° / 10°53 mm
Oct17° / 8°53 mm
Nov11° / 4°53 mm
Dec8° / 1°30 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Vic-le-Comte, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Plauzat_Sapc station, 8.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Vic-le-Comte’s full climate →
About

Palais des comtes d'Auvergne

The pick nearby is Oppidum de Corent, 5.1 km off.

Mérimée record PA00092465 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Château
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1963
Built
15th century
Commune
Vic-le-Comte, Puy-de-Dôme
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Map of Palais des comtes d'Auvergne and nearby

The orange dot is Palais des comtes d'Auvergne; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vic-le-Comte. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The towns around Palais des comtes d'Auvergne

Home to 19,951 people, Cournon-d'Auvergne is the largest of these 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

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  1. 1Vic-le-Comte
  2. 2Les Martres-de-Veyre
  3. 3Veyre-Monton
  4. 4Orcet
  5. 5Le Cendre
  6. 6Cournon-d'Auvergne
  7. 7Issoire
  8. 8Billom
1 · It’s in this commune

Vic-le-Comte

5,396 people

2 · 6 km northwest of it

Les Martres-de-Veyre

3,826 people

3 · 7.1 km northwest of it

Veyre-Monton

3,721 people

4 · 9.2 km northwest of it

Orcet

2,897 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Palais des comtes d'Auvergne isPeople
Vic-le-ComteIt’s in this commune5,396
Les Martres-de-Veyre6 km northwest of it3,826
Veyre-Monton7.1 km northwest of it3,721
Orcet9.2 km northwest of it2,897
Le Cendre9.5 km northwest of it5,415
Cournon-d'Auvergne11 km north of it19,951
Issoire11 km south of it15,115
Billom11 km northeast of it4,805
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

3 châteaux, 2 forts and 2 churches are among the 69 within 15 km.

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

Questions about Palais des comtes d'Auvergne

Where is Palais des comtes d'Auvergne?

Palais des comtes d'Auvergne is in Vic-le-Comte, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Palais des comtes d'Auvergne?

Château.

Is Palais des comtes d'Auvergne a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1963, Mérimée record PA00092465.

When is the best time to visit Palais des comtes d'Auvergne?

May to October are the warmest months in Vic-le-Comte, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais des comtes d'Auvergne?

Within 15 km: Oppidum de Corent (5.1 km), Château des Quayres (1.4 km), Église Saint-Austremoine d'Issoire (11 km) and Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Saturnin (12 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.