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Pierre-aux-Fées
Attraction · Reignier-Ésery · Haute-Savoie

Pierre-aux-Fées

Pierre-aux-Fées is a dolmen in Reignier-Ésery. It has been a classé historic monument since 1910. There are 68 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Château de La Roche-sur-Foron (7.3 km).

Photo: Pierre-aux-Fées, Sissssou (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Reignier-Ésery
inside the commune
Historic monument
1910
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Sep
highs of 17–28°C
In brief

Attraction in Reignier-Ésery

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 Reignier-Ésery

Pierre-aux-Fées is in the commune of Reignier-Ésery, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1910 (Mérimée record PA00118421). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather by the month

Warmest in Reignier-Ésery are April to September, at 17–28°C.

Jan6° / -1°63 mm
Feb8° / -1°54 mm
Mar13° / 1°63 mm
Apr17° / 5°76 mm
May21° / 9°89 mm
Jun25° / 12°87 mm
Jul28° / 14°83 mm
Aug27° / 14°88 mm
Sep22° / 10°96 mm
Oct17° / 7°98 mm
Nov10° / 2°88 mm
Dec6° / 0°82 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Reignier-Ésery, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Gaillard station, 6.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Reignier-Ésery’s full climate →
About

Pierre-aux-Fées

Type
Attraction
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1910
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Reignier-Ésery, Haute-Savoie
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Around Pierre-aux-Fées, mapped

The map centres on Pierre-aux-Fées, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Pierre-aux-Fées

The most populous of the 8 is La Roche-sur-Foron, at 11,348. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

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  1. 1Reignier-Ésery
  2. 2Pers-Jussy
  3. 3Bonne
  4. 4Fillinges
  5. 5Vétraz-Monthoux
  6. 6Cranves-Sales
  7. 7Amancy
  8. 8La Roche-sur-Foron
1 · It’s in this commune

Reignier-Ésery

8,464 people

2 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Pers-Jussy

3,245 people

3 · 5.1 km northeast of it

Bonne

3,267 people

4 · 5.4 km northeast of it

Fillinges

3,671 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Pierre-aux-Fées isPeople
Reignier-ÉseryIt’s in this commune8,464
Pers-Jussy3.1 km southwest of it3,245
Bonne5.1 km northeast of it3,267
Fillinges5.4 km northeast of it3,671
Vétraz-Monthoux6.4 km northwest of it10,949
Cranves-Sales6.8 km north of it7,762
Amancy7 km southeast of it2,792
La Roche-sur-Foron7.7 km south of it11,348
Make a day of it

Next door to Pierre-aux-Fées

Choose from 68 places within 15 km, such as 6 châteaux and 2 monasteries.

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

Pierre-aux-Fées: common questions

Where is Pierre-aux-Fées?

Pierre-aux-Fées is in Reignier-Ésery, in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Pierre-aux-Fées?

Dolmen in Reignier-Ésery, France.

Is Pierre-aux-Fées a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1910, Mérimée record PA00118421.

How well known is Pierre-aux-Fées?

Pierre-aux-Fées 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 Pierre-aux-Fées?

April to September are the warmest months in Reignier-Ésery, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Pierre-aux-Fées?

Within 15 km: Château de La Roche-sur-Foron (7.3 km), Château de Baudry (3.2 km), Maison forte de Loëx (4.2 km) and Château de Faucigny (5.3 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 (2)

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.