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Portes Sarrazines

Visitors to Gex can see Portes Sarrazines, an attraction. Close by, within 5 km, are 7 more places to see. Further out, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude is 14 km away.

Where
In Gex
inside the commune
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–27°C
In brief

Attraction in Gex

In Gex

Portes Sarrazines is in the commune of Gex, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Aim for May to September, when Gex reaches 20–27°C.

Jan6° / -2°168 mm
Feb8° / -3°141 mm
Mar13° / 0°140 mm
Apr16° / 3°142 mm
May20° / 7°162 mm
Jun25° / 10°140 mm
Jul27° / 12°136 mm
Aug26° / 12°142 mm
Sep22° / 8°145 mm
Oct17° / 5°165 mm
Nov10° / 1°184 mm
Dec6° / -2°205 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gex, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Claude station, 19 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gex’s full climate →
About

Portes Sarrazines

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Portes Sarrazines on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Attraction
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Gex, Ain
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Mapping Portes Sarrazines

Orange is Portes Sarrazines; numbered in green, the places near it.

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

Towns near it

Towns that list Portes Sarrazines

In size, Saint-Genis-Pouilly comes first of the 8, with 14,432 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

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  1. 1Gex
  2. 2Cessy
  3. 3Ségny
  4. 4Divonne-les-Bains
  5. 5Ornex
  6. 6Prévessin-Moëns
  7. 7Saint-Genis-Pouilly
  8. 8Ferney-Voltaire
1 · It’s in this commune

Gex

13,627 people

2 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Cessy

5,832 people

3 · 6 km southeast of it

Ségny

2,941 people

4 · 7.6 km east of it

Divonne-les-Bains

10,464 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Portes Sarrazines isPeople
GexIt’s in this commune13,627
Cessy3.7 km southeast of it5,832
Ségny6 km southeast of it2,941
Divonne-les-Bains7.6 km east of it10,464
Ornex8.6 km southeast of it5,082
Prévessin-Moëns10 km south of it9,153
Saint-Genis-Pouilly11 km south of it14,432
Ferney-Voltaire11 km southeast of it12,094
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

The 59 places within 15 km include 3 châteaux, 2 museums and a cathedral.

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

Portes Sarrazines: common questions

Where is Portes Sarrazines?

Portes Sarrazines is in Gex, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Portes Sarrazines?

Attraction.

How well known is Portes Sarrazines?

Portes Sarrazines 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 Portes Sarrazines?

May to September are the warmest months in Gex, with afternoon highs of 20–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Portes Sarrazines?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (14 km), Château de Voltaire (11 km), Bloc erratique de Riant Mont (4.5 km) and Château de Vesancy (3.8 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 (1)

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.