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Attraction · Autun · Saône-et-Loire

Pyramide de Couhard

Among the sights of Autun is Pyramide de Couhard, an attraction. There are 23 other places to visit inside 5 km. It was listed in 1840 as a classé historic monument.

Where
In Autun
inside the commune
Historic monument
1840
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 4%
#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 20–26°C
In brief

Attraction in Autun

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Autun

Pyramide de Couhard is in the commune of Autun, with 23 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1840; built in the 2nd century (Mérimée record PA00113096). About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Warm weather in Autun runs May to September, with highs of 20–26°C.

Jan6° / 0°81 mm
Feb8° / -1°61 mm
Mar12° / 1°60 mm
Apr16° / 4°64 mm
May20° / 8°75 mm
Jun24° / 11°66 mm
Jul26° / 13°60 mm
Aug26° / 12°61 mm
Sep21° / 9°63 mm
Oct16° / 6°80 mm
Nov10° / 3°91 mm
Dec7° / 0°95 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Autun, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Autun station, 3.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Autun’s full climate →
About

Pyramide de Couhard

6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. For a second stop, Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun is 1.2 km away.

Pyramide de Couhard on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00113096 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Attraction
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1840
Built
2nd century
Covered in
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Autun, Saône-et-Loire
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where Pyramide de Couhard is

Use the numbers to match each place near Pyramide de Couhard with the list.

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

Towns near it

The towns around Pyramide de Couhard

The largest of the 5 towns is Le Creusot, with 20,509 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Autun
  2. 2Le Creusot
  3. 3Le Breuil
  4. 4Torcy
  5. 5Montchanin
1 · It’s in this commune

Autun

13,172 people

2 · 18 km southeast of it

Le Creusot

20,509 people

3 · 20 km southeast of it

Le Breuil

3,538 people

4 · 20 km southeast of it

Torcy

2,678 people

Compare the 5 towns
TownWhere Pyramide de Couhard isPeople
AutunIt’s in this commune13,172
Le Creusot18 km southeast of it20,509
Le Breuil20 km southeast of it3,538
Torcy20 km southeast of it2,678
Montchanin25 km southeast of it4,976
Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 5 attractions, 2 abbeys and a museum.

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

Pyramide de Couhard: what to know

Where is Pyramide de Couhard?

Pyramide de Couhard is in Autun, in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Pyramide de Couhard?

Attraction.

Is Pyramide de Couhard a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1840, Mérimée record PA00113096.

How well known is Pyramide de Couhard?

Pyramide de Couhard has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Pyramide de Couhard?

May to September are the warmest months in Autun, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Pyramide de Couhard?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun (1.2 km), Musée Rolin (1.1 km), Temple de Janus (2.8 km) and Porte d'Arroux (2.3 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 (2)

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.