Tour aux Cognons
Tour aux Cognons is a château in Civaux. Close by, within 5 km, are 5 more places to see. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1927.
Château in Civaux
In Civaux
Tour aux Cognons is in the commune of Civaux, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1927 (Mérimée record PA00105428). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
For warmth, aim for May to October (17–27°C highs in Civaux).
Tour aux Cognons
Top of the list nearby is Centrale nucléaire de Civaux, 1.8 km away.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1927
- Commune
- Civaux, Vienne
Getting to Tour aux Cognons
On this map, Tour aux Cognons is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Civaux. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Tour aux Cognons
The largest of the 8 towns is Chauvigny, with 7,007 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
- 1Civaux
- 2Valdivienne
- 3Chauvigny
- 4Montmorillon
- 5Nieuil-l'Espoir
- 6Saint-Julien-l'Ars
- 7Nouaillé-Maupertuis
- 8Mignaloux-Beauvoir
Civaux
Valdivienne
Chauvigny
Montmorillon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour aux Cognons is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Civaux | It’s in this commune | 1,210 |
| Valdivienne | 6.6 km northwest of it | 2,715 |
| Chauvigny | 13 km north of it | 7,007 |
| Montmorillon | 15 km east of it | 5,821 |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 17 km west of it | 2,631 |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 18 km northwest of it | 2,880 |
| Nouaillé-Maupertuis | 21 km west of it | 2,975 |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 24 km northwest of it | 5,229 |
Make a day of it near Tour aux Cognons
3 châteaux, 2 museums and an attraction are among the 34 within 15 km.
Theme parkChâteau des évêques de Poitiers14 km north, in ChauvignyWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour aux Cognons: common questions
Where is Tour aux Cognons?
Tour aux Cognons is in Civaux, in Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Tour aux Cognons?
Château.
Is Tour aux Cognons a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1927, Mérimée record PA00105428.
When is the best time to visit Tour aux Cognons?
May to October are the warmest months in Civaux, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour aux Cognons?
Within 15 km: Centrale nucléaire de Civaux (1.8 km), Terre de dragons (900 m), Musée archéologique de Civaux (800 m) and Château de Fougeret (12 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)
- Château des évêques de Poitiers: Jochen Jahnke 16:00, 13. Nov. 2007 (CET), 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.