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Tour carrée de Roquemaure

Tour carrée de Roquemaure, a fort, stands in Roquemaure. Around it, within 5 km, are 10 more places on our list. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1957.

Where
In Roquemaure
inside the commune
Historic monument
1957
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 19–31°C
In brief

Fort in Roquemaure

In Roquemaure

Tour carrée de Roquemaure is in the commune of Roquemaure, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1957; built in the 12th and 13th centuries (Mérimée record PA00103187). About ↓

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

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Roquemaure reach 19–31°C from April to October.

Jan11° / 2°53 mm
Feb12° / 2°35 mm
Mar16° / 5°38 mm
Apr19° / 7°61 mm
May24° / 11°52 mm
Jun28° / 15°39 mm
Jul31° / 17°31 mm
Aug31° / 17°37 mm
Sep26° / 13°93 mm
Oct21° / 10°88 mm
Nov14° / 6°96 mm
Dec11° / 3°48 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Roquemaure, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Pujaut station, 5.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Roquemaure’s full climate →
About

Tour carrée de Roquemaure

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Our list goes on with Palais des papes, 12 km away.

Tour carrée de Roquemaure on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00103187 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1957
Built
12th and 13th centuries
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Roquemaure, Gard
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Finding Tour carrée de Roquemaure

On this map, Tour carrée de Roquemaure is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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

Towns near it

Which towns are near Tour carrée de Roquemaure

Of the 8, Orange is the largest, at 29,706 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Roquemaure
  2. 2Pujaut
  3. 3Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres
  4. 4Sorgues
  5. 5Courthézon
  6. 6Bédarrides
  7. 7Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
  8. 8Orange
1 · It’s in this commune

Roquemaure

5,529 people

2 · 5.2 km south of it

Pujaut

3,982 people

3 · 6.2 km west of it

Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres

2,996 people

4 · 9 km southeast of it

Sorgues

19,006 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Tour carrée de Roquemaure isPeople
RoquemaureIt’s in this commune5,529
Pujaut5.2 km south of it3,982
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres6.2 km west of it2,996
Sorgues9 km southeast of it19,006
Courthézon9.1 km northeast of it6,426
Bédarrides9.3 km east of it5,671
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon9.4 km south of it13,148
Orange9.4 km north of it29,706
Make a day of it

Pair Tour carrée de Roquemaure with these

Choose from 122 places within 15 km, such as 5 attractions, 2 châteaux and a cathedral.

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

Good to know about Tour carrée de Roquemaure

Where is Tour carrée de Roquemaure?

Tour carrée de Roquemaure is in Roquemaure, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Tour carrée de Roquemaure?

Fort.

Is Tour carrée de Roquemaure a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1957, Mérimée record PA00103187.

How well known is Tour carrée de Roquemaure?

Tour carrée de Roquemaure 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 carrée de Roquemaure?

April to October are the warmest months in Roquemaure, with afternoon highs of 19–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour carrée de Roquemaure?

Within 15 km: Palais des papes (12 km), Théâtre antique d'Orange (9.4 km), Pont d'Avignon (11 km) and Arc antique d'Orange (10 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 (5)

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.