Monastery or convent · Vauvenargues · Bouches-du-Rhône

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire is a religious site at Vauvenargues (Bouches-du-Rhône). It was listed in 1978 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part). There are 112 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence (11 km).

Where

In Vauvenargues

inside the commune

Historic monument

1978

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–29°C

In brief

Monastery or convent in Vauvenargues

In Vauvenargues

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire is in the commune of Vauvenargues, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1978; built in the 17th century (Mérimée record PA00081490). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

In Vauvenargues, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–29°C.

Jan10° / 2°66 mm

Feb11° / 1°41 mm

Mar14° / 4°41 mm

Apr17° / 6°69 mm

May21° / 10°54 mm

Jun26° / 13°38 mm

Jul29° / 16°16 mm

Aug29° / 16°37 mm

Sep24° / 13°97 mm

Oct19° / 10°97 mm

Nov13° / 5°100 mm

Dec10° / 3°68 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Vauvenargues, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Mimet station, 17 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Vauvenargues’ full climate →

About

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00081490 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Monastery or convent
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1978
Built: 17th century
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhône

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Aix-en-Provence tops the 8 for size, at 149,695 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in this commune

Vauvenargues

1,058 people

2 · 6.5 km southeast of it

Rousset

5,425 people

3 · 8.5 km southwest of it

Meyreuil

6,747 people

4 · 8.6 km south of it

Fuveau

10,337 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire is	People
Vauvenargues	It’s in this commune	1,058
Rousset	6.5 km southeast of it	5,425
Meyreuil	8.5 km southwest of it	6,747
Fuveau	8.6 km south of it	10,337
Peynier	10 km southeast of it	3,739
Venelles	11 km northwest of it	8,418
Gréasque	11 km south of it	4,554
Aix-en-Provence	12 km west of it	149,695

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Of the 112 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral.

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence11 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 2

MuseumMusée Granet10 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 3AttractionAttractionChâteau de Vauvenargues3.2 km northeast, in Vauvenargues 4

Archaeological siteOppidum d'Entremont11 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 5

MuseumPavillon Vendôme11 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 6AttractionAttractionFontaine de la Rotonde11 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 7

MuseumHôtel de Caumont10 km west, in Aix-en-Provence 8

MuseumMusée-atelier de Paul Cézanne11 km west, in Aix-en-Provence

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

Visiting Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire: the answers

Where is Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire?

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire is in Vauvenargues, in Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).

What is Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire?

Religious site at Vauvenargues (Bouches-du-Rhône) in France.

Is Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1978, Mérimée record PA00081490.

How well known is Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire?

Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire 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 Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire?

April to October are the warmest months in Vauvenargues, with afternoon highs of 17–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Prieuré de Sainte-Victoire?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence (11 km), Musée Granet (10 km), Château de Vauvenargues (3.2 km) and Oppidum d'Entremont (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).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence: Georges Seguin ( Okki ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Granet: François GOGLINS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oppidum d'Entremont: Mark Landon, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pavillon Vendôme: vallis-clausa, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel de Caumont: Bjs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée-atelier de Paul Cézanne: Bjs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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