Porte de Villars
Porte de Villars, a fort, stands in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. It was listed in 1926 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
In Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Porte de Villars is in the commune of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1926; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00116370). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
In Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–28°C.
Porte de Villars
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Nearby, Château de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (300 m) leads the list.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 14th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, Ain
Around Porte de Villars, mapped
The orange dot is Porte de Villars; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
The biggest base of the 8 is Belleville-en-Beaujolais (14,016 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
- 1Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
- 2Vonnas
- 3Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
- 4Villars-les-Dombes
- 5Montmerle-sur-Saône
- 6Belleville-en-Beaujolais
- 7La Chapelle-de-Guinchay
- 8Fareins
Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
Vonnas
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne
Villars-les-Dombes
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de Villars is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | It’s in this commune | 5,250 |
| Vonnas | 12 km north of it | 3,255 |
| Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne | 13 km northwest of it | 2,934 |
| Villars-les-Dombes | 14 km southeast of it | 5,163 |
| Montmerle-sur-Saône | 16 km west of it | 3,799 |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 17 km west of it | 14,016 |
| La Chapelle-de-Guinchay | 19 km northwest of it | 4,018 |
| Fareins | 19 km southwest of it | 2,533 |
Next door to Porte de Villars
Our list has 45 more within 15 km, among them 5 châteaux, a museum and an abbey.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Porte de Villars
Where is Porte de Villars?
Porte de Villars is in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Porte de Villars?
Fort.
Is Porte de Villars a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00116370.
How well known is Porte de Villars?
Porte de Villars 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 Villars?
April to October are the warmest months in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Villars?
Within 15 km: Château de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (300 m), Musée du train miniature de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne (100 m), Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes (14 km) and Château de Varax (14 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.