Tour aux Raines
Set in Vire Normandie, Tour aux Raines is a fort. Around it, within 5 km, are 9 more places on our list. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1951.
Fort in Vire Normandie
In Vire Normandie
Tour aux Raines is in the commune of Vire Normandie, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1951; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00111819). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
Afternoons in Vire Normandie reach 19–22°C from June to September.
Tour aux Raines
Articles on it exist in 2 languages. First among the places near it is Donjon de Vire, at 200 m.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1951
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Vire Normandie, Calvados
Where Tour aux Raines is
The map puts Tour aux Raines in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vire Normandie. · commune boundary: IGN
Where to base yourself
Vire Normandie tops the 8 for size, at 17,457 people. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
- 1Vire Normandie
- 2Noues de Sienne
- 3Valdallière
- 4Souleuvre en Bocage
- 5Sourdeval
- 6Tinchebray-Bocage
- 7Torigny-les-Villes
- 8Percy-en-Normandie
Vire Normandie
Noues de Sienne
Valdallière
Souleuvre en Bocage
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour aux Raines is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vire Normandie | It’s in this commune | 17,457 |
| Noues de Sienne | 10 km west of it | 4,207 |
| Valdallière | 12 km east of it | 5,696 |
| Souleuvre en Bocage | 12 km north of it | 8,629 |
| Sourdeval | 13 km south of it | 3,026 |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 15 km southeast of it | 4,813 |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 21 km north of it | 4,444 |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 24 km west of it | 2,641 |
Combine it with these
Nearby, 23 places within 15 km include 2 forts, 2 monasteries and 2 châteaux.
MuseumMusée de Vire100 m southeast, in Vire Normandie3FortFortTour Saint-Sauveur100 m north, in Vire Normandie4AttractionAttractionPorte Horloge200 m north, in Vire Normandie5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vire300 m east, in Vire Normandie6Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de Blon900 m east, in Vire Normandie7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochelle10 km east, in Valdallière8ChâteauChâteauMotte castrale de Saint-Sever-Calvados11 km west, in Noues de SienneWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour aux Raines in questions
Where is Tour aux Raines?
Tour aux Raines is in Vire Normandie, in Calvados (Normandy).
What is Tour aux Raines?
Fort.
Is Tour aux Raines a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1951, Mérimée record PA00111819.
How well known is Tour aux Raines?
Tour aux Raines 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 aux Raines?
June to September are the warmest months in Vire Normandie, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour aux Raines?
Within 15 km: Donjon de Vire (200 m), Musée de Vire (100 m), Tour Saint-Sauveur (100 m) and Porte Horloge (200 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 (1)
- Musée de Vire: Musee vire, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.