Porte du Moulin
Among the sights of Montreuil-Bellay is Porte du Moulin, a fort. Nearby, 9 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1976.
Fort in Montreuil-Bellay
In Montreuil-Bellay
Porte du Moulin is in the commune of Montreuil-Bellay, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1976; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00109204). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
In Montreuil-Bellay the warm season is May to October, with highs of 18–27°C.
Porte du Moulin
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Château de Montreuil-Bellay, 200 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1976
- Built
- 14th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Montreuil-Bellay, Maine-et-Loire
The way to Porte du Moulin
Porte du Moulin is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Montreuil-Bellay. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Porte du Moulin
By population, Saumur leads the 8 with 26,241. The list runs from its own town outward.
- 1Montreuil-Bellay
- 2Bellevigne-les-Châteaux
- 3Loretz-d'Argenton
- 4Doué-en-Anjou
- 5Saumur
- 6Thouars
- 7Vivy
- 8Allonnes
Montreuil-Bellay
Bellevigne-les-Châteaux
Loretz-d'Argenton
Doué-en-Anjou
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte du Moulin is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-Bellay | It’s in this commune | 3,746 |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 9.6 km northeast of it | 3,435 |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 11 km southwest of it | 2,575 |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 12 km northwest of it | 11,029 |
| Saumur | 15 km north of it | 26,241 |
| Thouars | 18 km south of it | 13,891 |
| Vivy | 22 km north of it | 2,582 |
| Allonnes | 23 km northeast of it | 2,911 |
Combine it with these
67 more lie within 15 km, 4 attractions, a museum and an abbey among them.
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay200 m southwest, in Montreuil-Bellay2
AttractionChâteau de Saumur15 km northeast, in Saumur3
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur14 km northeast, in Saumur4AttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers15 km east, in Les Trois-Moutiers5
AttractionChâteau de Brézé8.6 km northeast, in Bellevigne-les-Châteaux6AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré des Nobis300 m southwest, in Montreuil-Bellay7FortFortPorte Nouvelle300 m east, in Montreuil-Bellay8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Augustins de Montreuil-Bellay400 m south, in Montreuil-BellayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Porte du Moulin
Where is Porte du Moulin?
Porte du Moulin is in Montreuil-Bellay, in Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire).
What is Porte du Moulin?
Fort.
Is Porte du Moulin a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1976, Mérimée record PA00109204.
How well known is Porte du Moulin?
Porte du Moulin 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 du Moulin?
May to October are the warmest months in Montreuil-Bellay, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte du Moulin?
Within 15 km: Château de Montreuil-Bellay (200 m), Château de Saumur (15 km), Musée des Blindés de Saumur (14 km) and Château de la Mothe-Chandeniers (15 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 (4)
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Blindés de Saumur: User:Fat yankey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Brézé: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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