Historic house · Sorgues · Vaucluse

Palais des papes de Sorgues

Palais des papes de Sorgues is a palace of the Popes located in Vaucluse. A short trip away is Palais des papes, 8.7 km off, the first of 157 within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 8 languages.

Where

In Sorgues

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#878 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 19–31°C

In brief

Historic house in Sorgues

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#878 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Sorgues

Palais des papes de Sorgues is in the commune of Sorgues, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

The warmest stretch in Sorgues is April to October, at 19–31°C in the afternoon.

Jan11° / 2°53 mm

Feb12° / 2°35 mm

Mar16° / 5°38 mm

Apr19° / 7°61 mm

May24° / 11°52 mm

Jun28° / 15°39 mm

Jul31° / 17°31 mm

Aug31° / 17°37 mm

Sep26° / 13°93 mm

Oct21° / 10°88 mm

Nov14° / 6°96 mm

Dec11° / 3°48 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Sorgues, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Pujaut station, 9.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Sorgues’ full climate →

About

Palais des papes de Sorgues

Palace of the Popes located in Vaucluse, in France.

Palais des papes de Sorgues is in Sorgues, Vaucluse.

Palais des papes de Sorgues on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Historic house
Covered in: 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Sorgues, Vaucluse

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

The map

Palais des papes de Sorgues and what surrounds it

Palais des papes de Sorgues is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Palais des papes de Sorgues

Among the 8, Sorgues is the biggest, home to 19,006 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in this commune

Sorgues

19,006 people

2 · 3.6 km northeast of it

Bédarrides

5,671 people

3 · 4.3 km east of it

Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue

8,913 people

4 · 5 km southeast of it

Vedène

11,974 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Palais des papes de Sorgues is	People
Sorgues	It’s in this commune	19,006
Bédarrides	3.6 km northeast of it	5,671
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue	4.3 km east of it	8,913
Vedène	5 km southeast of it	11,974
Le Pontet	6 km south of it	18,386
Althen-des-Paluds	6.9 km east of it	2,960
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon	7.7 km southeast of it	5,206
Pujaut	7.8 km west of it	3,982

Make a day of it

After Palais des papes de Sorgues

Our list has 157 more within 15 km, among them 4 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral.

AttractionPalais des papes8.7 km southwest, in Avignon 2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon8.6 km southwest, in Avignon 3

AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange15 km north, in Orange 4

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon8.7 km southwest, in Avignon 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-du-Pape6 km northwest, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape 6

MuseumMusée du Petit Palais8.6 km southwest, in Avignon 7

AttractionFort Saint-André7.8 km southwest, in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 8

MuseumMusée Calvet9.3 km southwest, in Avignon

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

Asked about Palais des papes de Sorgues

Where is Palais des papes de Sorgues?

Palais des papes de Sorgues is in Sorgues, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Palais des papes de Sorgues?

Palace of the Popes located in Vaucluse, in France.

How well known is Palais des papes de Sorgues?

Palais des papes de Sorgues has 8 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #878 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Palais des papes de Sorgues?

April to October are the warmest months in Sorgues, with afternoon highs of 19–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais des papes de Sorgues?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (8.7 km), Pont d'Avignon (8.6 km), Théâtre antique d'Orange (15 km) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (8.7 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 (6)

Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Théâtre antique d'Orange: Gromelle Grand Angle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Saint-André: Vi..Cult..., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, 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.