Porte de la Barbacane
One of the places to visit in La Palme is Porte de la Barbacane, a fort. Within 5 km there are 3 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1926.
Fort in La Palme
In La Palme
Porte de la Barbacane is in the commune of La Palme, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1926; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00102849). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons and weather
Expect highs of 18–29°C in La Palme from April to October.
Porte de la Barbacane
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. The first to add nearby is Réserve africaine de Sigean, at 10 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 16th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Palme, Aude
The map
Porte de la Barbacane is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Palme. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list Porte de la Barbacane
The biggest base of the 8 is Le Barcarès (6,109 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
La Palme
Sigean
Port-la-Nouvelle
Leucate
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de la Barbacane is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Palme | It’s in this commune | 1,995 |
| Sigean | 5.9 km north of it | 5,657 |
| Port-la-Nouvelle | 6.4 km northeast of it | 5,852 |
| Leucate | 11 km south of it | 4,562 |
| Salses-le-Château | 17 km south of it | 3,965 |
| Gruissan | 18 km northeast of it | 5,032 |
| Le Barcarès | 19 km south of it | 6,109 |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 21 km south of it | 3,126 |
Make a day of it near Porte de la Barbacane
37 more lie within 15 km, 2 forts, 2 museums and a zoo among them.
ZooRéserve africaine de Sigean10 km north, in Sigean2AttractionAttractionPech Maho8.4 km north, in Sigean3GardenGardenJardin botanique de Foncaude7.4 km southwest, in Feuilla4FortFortRedoute de la Franqui6.8 km southeast, in Leucate5FortFortFort de Leucate8 km south, in Leucate6
MuseumLieu d'art contemporain9.4 km north, in Sigean7MuseumMuseumChâteau de Fitou9.1 km south, in Fitou8ChurchChurchChapelle Saint-Pancrace de La Palme2.6 km southwest, in La PalmeWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Porte de la Barbacane: the answers
Where is Porte de la Barbacane?
Porte de la Barbacane is in La Palme, in Aude (Occitanie).
What is Porte de la Barbacane?
Fort.
Is Porte de la Barbacane a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00102849.
How well known is Porte de la Barbacane?
Porte de la Barbacane 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 de la Barbacane?
April to October are the warmest months in La Palme, with afternoon highs of 18–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de la Barbacane?
Within 15 km: Réserve africaine de Sigean (10 km), Pech Maho (8.4 km), Jardin botanique de Foncaude (7.4 km) and Redoute de la Franqui (6.8 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)
- Réserve africaine de Sigean: Gordito1869, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lieu d'art contemporain: Laylamoget, 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.