Porte d'Orient
This is Porte d'Orient, a fort in Charroux. The surrounding 5 km hold 12 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1929.
Fort in Charroux
In Charroux
Porte d'Orient 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 PA00093048). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Charroux
Highs of 18–27°C mark May to October in Charroux.
Porte d'Orient
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Close by, Porte d'Occident is 200 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1929
- Built
- 13th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Charroux, Allier
Getting to Porte d'Orient
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Porte d'Orient is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Charroux. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Porte d'Orient
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Vichy (25,115 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
- 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'Orient 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 southeast 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 |
Combine it with these
Also close at hand are 6 châteaux, a fort and an attraction, among 71 within 15 km.
ChâteauChâteau de Gannat9.8 km south, in GannatWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Porte d'Orient
Where is Porte d'Orient?
Porte d'Orient is in Charroux, in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Porte d'Orient?
Fort.
Is Porte d'Orient a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1929, Mérimée record PA00093048.
How well known is Porte d'Orient?
Porte d'Orient 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'Orient?
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'Orient?
Within 15 km: Porte d'Occident (200 m), Viaduc de Rouzat (5.5 km), Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Chantelle (6.2 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.