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Fort · Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique · Aisne

Porte de Laon

Look for Porte de Laon, a fort, in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique. Our list has 5 more places within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1889.

Where
In Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
inside the commune
Historic monument
1889
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–25°C
In brief

Fort in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

Porte de Laon is in the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1889; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA00115621). About ↓

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

When to go

The climate through the year

Afternoons in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique peak at 19–25°C, May to September.

Jan6° / 2°57 mm
Feb7° / 2°54 mm
Mar12° / 3°55 mm
Apr16° / 5°44 mm
May19° / 9°62 mm
Jun22° / 11°60 mm
Jul25° / 13°61 mm
Aug25° / 13°69 mm
Sep21° / 11°52 mm
Oct16° / 8°64 mm
Nov10° / 5°58 mm
Dec7° / 2°75 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Chauny station, 15 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique’s full climate →
About

Porte de Laon

4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A drive of 500 m reaches Château de Coucy.

Porte de Laon on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00115621 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1889
Built
13th century
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, Aisne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting to Porte de Laon

The places near Porte de Laon are numbered on the map in the order below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The towns around Porte de Laon

The 8 towns are led in size by Soissons, with 28,046 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

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  1. 1Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
  2. 2Chauny
  3. 3Crouy
  4. 4Beautor
  5. 5Tergnier
  6. 6Soissons
  7. 7La Fère
  8. 8Villeneuve-Saint-Germain
1 · It’s in this commune

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

990 people

2 · 13 km northwest of it

Chauny

11,596 people

3 · 14 km south of it

Crouy

3,049 people

4 · 15 km north of it

Beautor

2,579 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Porte de Laon isPeople
Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueIt’s in this commune990
Chauny13 km northwest of it11,596
Crouy14 km south of it3,049
Beautor15 km north of it2,579
Tergnier15 km north of it13,045
Soissons16 km south of it28,046
La Fère16 km north of it2,796
Villeneuve-Saint-Germain16 km south of it2,616
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2 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 monasteries are among the 25 within 15 km.

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

Porte de Laon in questions

Where is Porte de Laon?

Porte de Laon is in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, in Aisne (Hauts-de-France).

What is Porte de Laon?

Fort.

Is Porte de Laon a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1889, Mérimée record PA00115621.

How well known is Porte de Laon?

Porte de Laon has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Porte de Laon?

May to September are the warmest months in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Porte de Laon?

Within 15 km: Château de Coucy (500 m), Abbaye de Nogent-sous-Coucy (1.2 km), Abbaye de Prémontré (6.7 km) and Wolfsschlucht II (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).

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.