Porte de Varenne
Porte de Varenne is a fort you can visit in Hérisson. Add any of 6 more places within 5 km to a visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1928.
Fort in Hérisson
In Hérisson
Porte de Varenne is in the commune of Hérisson, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1928; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00093121). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
From May to October, Hérisson sees highs of 18–27°C.
Porte de Varenne
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. First among the places near it is Château d'Hérisson, at 200 m.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1928
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Hérisson, Allier
Getting to Porte de Varenne
Spot Porte de Varenne in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Hérisson. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Porte de Varenne
The biggest base of the 7 is Montluçon (33,147 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
Hérisson
Désertines
Montluçon
Domérat
After Porte de Varenne
Among the 39 within 15 km are 2 attractions, 2 forts and 2 châteaux.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Porte de Varenne: the answers
Where is Porte de Varenne?
Porte de Varenne is in Hérisson, in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Porte de Varenne?
Fort.
Is Porte de Varenne a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1928, Mérimée record PA00093121.
How well known is Porte de Varenne?
Porte de Varenne 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 Varenne?
May to October are the warmest months in Hérisson, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Varenne?
Within 15 km: Château d'Hérisson (200 m), Porte de la Rivière (200 m), Hôtel Mousse (100 m) and Oppidum de Cordes-Châteloi (200 m).
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.