Porte d'Occident
In Charroux stands Porte d'Occident, a fort. Add any of 12 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1929 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Charroux
In Charroux
Porte d'Occident is in the commune of Charroux, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1929; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA00093047). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
May to October are the warmest in Charroux, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Porte d'Occident
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Nearby, Porte d'Orient (200 m) leads the list.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1929
- Built
- 13th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Charroux, Allier
Its place on the map
The places near Porte d'Occident are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Charroux. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Porte d'Occident
By population, Vichy leads the 8 with 25,115. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Charroux
- 2Gannat
- 3Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
- 4Aigueperse
- 5Bellerive-sur-Allier
- 6Creuzier-le-Vieux
- 7Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
- 8Vichy
Charroux
Gannat
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Aigueperse
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte d'Occident is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Charroux | It’s in this commune | 335 |
| Gannat | 10 km south of it | 5,610 |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 17 km northeast of it | 4,884 |
| Aigueperse | 18 km south of it | 2,665 |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier | 20 km east of it | 8,943 |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux | 21 km east of it | 3,205 |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés | 21 km east of it | 3,579 |
| Vichy | 21 km east of it | 25,115 |
More near Porte d'Occident
Among the 72 within 15 km are 6 châteaux, a fort and an attraction.
ChâteauChâteau de Gannat9.7 km south, in GannatWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Porte d'Occident: the answers
Where is Porte d'Occident?
Porte d'Occident is in Charroux, in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Porte d'Occident?
Fort.
Is Porte d'Occident a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1929, Mérimée record PA00093047.
How well known is Porte d'Occident?
Porte d'Occident 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 Porte d'Occident?
May to October are the warmest months in Charroux, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte d'Occident?
Within 15 km: Porte d'Orient (200 m), Viaduc de Rouzat (5.3 km), Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Chantelle (6.4 km) and Château de Chareil-Cintrat (10 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 (1)
- Château de Gannat: Fauntleroy, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.