Porte de Metz
In Toul, Porte de Metz is a fort. Add any of 14 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1929 it has been a classé historic monument (in part).
Fort in Toul
In Toul
Porte de Metz is in the commune of Toul, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1929; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00106376). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons and weather
If warmth matters, go May to September: Toul reaches 19–25°C.
Porte de Metz
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul comes next on our list, 400 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1929
- Built
- 17th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Locating Porte de Metz
Porte de Metz sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Toul. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Porte de Metz, by distance
Toul is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (15,768 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Toul
Écrouves
Gondreville
Foug
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de Metz is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Toul | It’s in this commune | 15,768 |
| Écrouves | 2.5 km west of it | 4,474 |
| Gondreville | 5.6 km east of it | 2,635 |
| Foug | 7.6 km west of it | 2,628 |
| Chaligny | 15 km southeast of it | 2,729 |
| Liverdun | 16 km northeast of it | 5,580 |
| Neuves-Maisons | 17 km southeast of it | 6,524 |
| Villers-lès-Nancy | 18 km east of it | 14,718 |
More near Porte de Metz
Choose from 52 places within 15 km, such as 3 abbeys, 2 forts and a cathedral.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Toul200 m west, in Toul4FortFortFort du Saint-Michel1.5 km northwest, in Toul5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Léon de Toul300 m west, in Toul6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Mansuy de Toul400 m north, in Toul7FortFortFortifications de Toul600 m south, in Toul8ChâteauChâteauFort de Villey-le-Sec6.3 km east, in Villey-le-SecWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Porte de Metz
Where is Porte de Metz?
Porte de Metz is in Toul, in Meurthe-et-Moselle (Grand Est).
What is Porte de Metz?
Fort.
Is Porte de Metz a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1929, Mérimée record PA00106376.
How well known is Porte de Metz?
Porte de Metz 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 Metz?
May to September are the warmest months in Toul, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Metz?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul (400 m), Abbaye Saint-Èvre de Toul (1.2 km), Musée d'art et d'histoire de Toul (200 m) and Fort du Saint-Michel (1.5 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)
- Musée d'art et d'histoire de Toul: TelKines, 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.