Tour Clémentine
Tour Clémentine, a fort, stands in Monteux. Add any of 34 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1910 it has been a classé historic monument.
Fort in Monteux
In Monteux
Tour Clémentine is in the commune of Monteux, with 34 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1910; built in the 11th century (Mérimée record PA00082085). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
In Monteux the warm season is March to October, with highs of 17–32°C.
Tour Clémentine
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Around it, Bibliothèque Inguimbertine (4.5 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1910
- Built
- 11th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Monteux, Vaucluse
Its place on the map
The map centres on Tour Clémentine, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Monteux. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Tour Clémentine
Home to 31,619 people, Carpentras is the largest of these 8. The list runs from its own town outward.
- 1Monteux
- 2Althen-des-Paluds
- 3Carpentras
- 4Pernes-les-Fontaines
- 5Sarrians
- 6Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
- 7Aubignan
- 8Bédarrides
Monteux
Althen-des-Paluds
Carpentras
Pernes-les-Fontaines
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Clémentine is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Monteux | It’s in this commune | 13,301 |
| Althen-des-Paluds | 4.7 km southwest of it | 2,960 |
| Carpentras | 4.7 km northeast of it | 31,619 |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines | 5.7 km southeast of it | 10,504 |
| Sarrians | 6.5 km northwest of it | 5,792 |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue | 7 km southwest of it | 8,913 |
| Aubignan | 7.5 km north of it | 5,981 |
| Bédarrides | 8.2 km west of it | 5,671 |
Make a day of it near Tour Clémentine
Within 15 km you can add 2 museums, 2 houses and a château.
MuseumMusée Comtadin-Duplessis4.4 km northeast, in Carpentras5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien couvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Carpentras4.5 km northeast, in Carpentras6
Theme parkParc Spirou2.6 km southwest, in Monteux7Historic houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal de Carpentras4.5 km northeast, in Carpentras8FortFortPorte d'Orange de Carpentras4.6 km northeast, in CarpentrasWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tour Clémentine: the answers
Where is Tour Clémentine?
Tour Clémentine is in Monteux, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Tour Clémentine?
Fort.
Is Tour Clémentine a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1910, Mérimée record PA00082085.
How well known is Tour Clémentine?
Tour Clémentine 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 Clémentine?
March to October are the warmest months in Monteux, with afternoon highs of 17–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Clémentine?
Within 15 km: Bibliothèque Inguimbertine (4.5 km), Palais des papes de Sorgues (10 km), Château de Châteauneuf-du-Pape (14 km) and Musée Comtadin-Duplessis (4.4 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)
- Musée Comtadin-Duplessis: Soldanella84, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Spirou: Marianne Casamance, 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.