Tour à diamant
Tour à diamant is a fort you can visit in Charolles. 13 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1931 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Charolles
In Charolles
Tour à diamant is in the commune of Charolles, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1931 (Mérimée record PA00113202). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
Afternoons in Charolles peak at 17–27°C, May to October.
Tour à diamant
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. The first to add nearby is Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial, at 12 km.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1931
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Charolles, Saône-et-Loire
Getting your bearings
Orange shows Tour à diamant; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Charolles. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns near Tour à diamant
Paray-le-Monial tops the 5 for size, at 9,291 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Charolles
Paray-le-Monial
Digoin
Saint-Vallier
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Tour à diamant is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Charolles | It’s in this commune | 2,772 |
| Paray-le-Monial | 13 km west of it | 9,291 |
| Digoin | 22 km west of it | 7,353 |
| Saint-Vallier | 25 km north of it | 8,508 |
| Gueugnon | 25 km northwest of it | 6,528 |
More near Tour à diamant
Among the 56 within 15 km are 4 attractions, a church and a museum.
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial12 km west, in Paray-le-Monial2AttractionAttractionCouvent des Ursulines de Charolles100 m southwest, in Charolles3AttractionAttractionChâteau de Charles-Le-Téméraire100 m northeast, in Charolles4AttractionAttractionPrieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine400 m southeast, in Charolles5
MuseumMaison du Charolais1.7 km east, in Charolles6FortFortMaison forte de Corcelles2.1 km northeast, in Charolles7ChâteauChâteauDonjon de Montessus2.2 km southwest, in Changy8AttractionAttractionFours à chaux de Vendenesse-lès-Charolles2.8 km east, in Vendenesse-lès-CharollesWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Tour à diamant
Where is Tour à diamant?
Tour à diamant is in Charolles, in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Tour à diamant?
Fort.
Is Tour à diamant a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1931, Mérimée record PA00113202.
How well known is Tour à diamant?
Tour à diamant 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 Tour à diamant?
May to October are the warmest months in Charolles, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour à diamant?
Within 15 km: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (12 km), Couvent des Ursulines de Charolles (100 m), Château de Charles-Le-Téméraire (100 m) and Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (400 m).
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)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial: DidierTais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison du Charolais: Maison du Charolais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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.