Porte Martille
Porte Martille is a city gate, without portcullis, in Salers (15th century). It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1925. Look also at Beffroi de Salers, 100 m away, first of 37 more within 15 km.
Attraction in Salers
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Salers
Porte Martille is in the commune of Salers, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1925; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00093684). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
If warmth matters, go June to September: Salers reaches 18–22°C.
Porte Martille
3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1925
- Built
- 15th century
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Salers, Cantal
Map of Porte Martille and nearby
Porte Martille sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Salers. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list Porte Martille
Of these 3 towns, the largest is Aurillac (26,214 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Also near Porte Martille
Our list has 37 more within 15 km, among them 6 châteaux and 2 attractions.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Porte Martille
Where is Porte Martille?
Porte Martille is in Salers, in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Porte Martille?
City gate, without portcullis, in Salers (15th century).
Is Porte Martille a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1925, Mérimée record PA00093684.
How well known is Porte Martille?
Porte Martille has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Porte Martille?
June to September are the warmest months in Salers, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte Martille?
Within 15 km: Beffroi de Salers (100 m), Château d'Anjony (9.4 km), Maison Sevestre (100 m) and Pas de Peyrol (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.