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Porte Sainte-Quitterie

Set in Sarrancolin, Porte Sainte-Quitterie is a fort. Within 5 km there are 2 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1941.

Where
In Sarrancolin
inside the commune
Historic monument
1941
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–24°C
In brief

Fort in Sarrancolin

In Sarrancolin

Porte Sainte-Quitterie is in the commune of Sarrancolin, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1941; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00095422). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Warmest in Sarrancolin are May to October, at 18–24°C.

Jan9° / 1°113 mm
Feb10° / 1°92 mm
Mar13° / 4°101 mm
Apr15° / 5°122 mm
May18° / 9°130 mm
Jun22° / 12°92 mm
Jul24° / 14°83 mm
Aug24° / 14°72 mm
Sep21° / 11°77 mm
Oct18° / 8°90 mm
Nov12° / 4°137 mm
Dec10° / 2°112 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Sarrancolin, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Lannemezan station, 16 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Sarrancolin’s full climate →
About

Porte Sainte-Quitterie

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Col d'Aspin, 4.9 km away.

Porte Sainte-Quitterie on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00095422 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1941
Built
16th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Sarrancolin, Hautes-Pyrénées
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The way to Porte Sainte-Quitterie

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Porte Sainte-Quitterie is the orange one.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Sarrancolin. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Porte Sainte-Quitterie

Bagnères-de-Bigorre, with 7,114 people, is the largest of the 4. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Sarrancolin
  2. 2Lannemezan
  3. 3Montréjeau
  4. 4Bagnères-de-Bigorre
1 · It’s in this commune

Sarrancolin

546 people

2 · 17 km north of it

Lannemezan

5,811 people

3 · 20 km northeast of it

Montréjeau

2,648 people

4 · 22 km northwest of it

Bagnères-de-Bigorre

7,114 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Porte Sainte-Quitterie isPeople
SarrancolinIt’s in this commune546
Lannemezan17 km north of it5,811
Montréjeau20 km northeast of it2,648
Bagnères-de-Bigorre22 km northwest of it7,114
Make a day of it

Other places close by

Within 15 km you can add 4 châteaux, an attraction and a museum.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Porte Sainte-Quitterie in questions

Where is Porte Sainte-Quitterie?

Porte Sainte-Quitterie is in Sarrancolin, in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie).

What is Porte Sainte-Quitterie?

Fort.

Is Porte Sainte-Quitterie a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1941, Mérimée record PA00095422.

How well known is Porte Sainte-Quitterie?

Porte Sainte-Quitterie 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 Sainte-Quitterie?

May to October are the warmest months in Sarrancolin, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Porte Sainte-Quitterie?

Within 15 km: Col d'Aspin (4.9 km), Tour de Guet de Cadéac (8.9 km), Château des Nestes (6.7 km) and Musée de la vallée d'Aure (11 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.