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Palais épiscopal de Carpentras

Among the sights of Carpentras is Palais épiscopal de Carpentras, a historic house. Our list has 9 more places within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1862.

Where
In Carpentras
inside the commune
Historic monument
1862
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Mar–Oct
highs of 17–32°C
In brief

Historic house in Carpentras

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Carpentras

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

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1862 (Mérimée record PA00082011). About ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

In Carpentras, March to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–32°C.

Jan11° / 1°46 mm
Feb13° / 1°34 mm
Mar17° / 4°41 mm
Apr20° / 7°61 mm
May25° / 11°56 mm
Jun29° / 14°42 mm
Jul32° / 17°26 mm
Aug32° / 16°41 mm
Sep26° / 13°99 mm
Oct21° / 10°88 mm
Nov15° / 5°91 mm
Dec11° / 2°42 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Carpentras, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Carpentras station, 3.1 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Carpentras’ full climate →
About

Palais épiscopal de Carpentras

Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. Further out, Bibliothèque Inguimbertine is 300 m away.

Palais épiscopal de Carpentras on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00082011 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Historic house
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1862
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Carpentras, Vaucluse
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Map of Palais épiscopal de Carpentras and nearby

Orange shows Palais épiscopal de Carpentras; numbers mark the places near it.

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

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Palais épiscopal de Carpentras

The biggest base of the 8 is Carpentras (31,619 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Carpentras
  2. 2Monteux
  3. 3Aubignan
  4. 4Mazan
  5. 5Pernes-les-Fontaines
  6. 6Sarrians
  7. 7Caromb
  8. 8Althen-des-Paluds
1 · It’s in this commune

Carpentras

31,619 people

2 · 4.7 km southwest of it

Monteux

13,301 people

3 · 5.1 km north of it

Aubignan

5,981 people

4 · 5.9 km east of it

Mazan

6,285 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Palais épiscopal de Carpentras isPeople
CarpentrasIt’s in this commune31,619
Monteux4.7 km southwest of it13,301
Aubignan5.1 km north of it5,981
Mazan5.9 km east of it6,285
Pernes-les-Fontaines6.2 km south of it10,504
Sarrians7.5 km northwest of it5,792
Caromb7.6 km northeast of it3,479
Althen-des-Paluds9.1 km southwest of it2,960
Make a day of it

Next door to Palais épiscopal de Carpentras

94 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, an abbey and a monastery among them.

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

Visiting Palais épiscopal de Carpentras

Where is Palais épiscopal de Carpentras?

Palais épiscopal de Carpentras is in Carpentras, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Palais épiscopal de Carpentras?

Historic house.

Is Palais épiscopal de Carpentras a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1862, Mérimée record PA00082011.

How well known is Palais épiscopal de Carpentras?

Palais épiscopal de Carpentras has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Palais épiscopal de Carpentras?

March to October are the warmest months in Carpentras, with afternoon highs of 17–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais épiscopal de Carpentras?

Within 15 km: Bibliothèque Inguimbertine (300 m), Abbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux (12 km), Musée Comtadin-Duplessis (200 m) and Ancien couvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Carpentras (200 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 (1)

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.