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Tour d'Ansouette

Tour d'Ansouette, a fort, stands in Moulon. Its neighbours on our list number 6 within 5 km. Since 1966 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Moulon
inside the commune
Historic monument
1966
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 19–28°C
In brief

Fort in Moulon

In Moulon

Tour d'Ansouette is in the commune of Moulon, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1966; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00083646). About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Moulon peak at 19–28°C, April to October.

Jan10° / 3°78 mm
Feb12° / 3°62 mm
Mar15° / 5°58 mm
Apr19° / 8°72 mm
May22° / 11°68 mm
Jun26° / 14°58 mm
Jul28° / 15°48 mm
Aug28° / 15°55 mm
Sep25° / 12°62 mm
Oct20° / 10°61 mm
Nov14° / 6°91 mm
Dec11° / 4°84 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Moulon, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Emilion station, 8.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Moulon’s full climate →
About

Tour d'Ansouette

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. The first name on our list around it is Abbaye de La Sauve-Majeure, 11 km away.

Tour d'Ansouette on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00083646 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1966
Built
14th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Moulon, Gironde
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Locating Tour d'Ansouette

The map puts Tour d'Ansouette in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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

Towns near it

Staying near Tour d'Ansouette

Largest of the 8 is Libourne, home to 25,036. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

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  1. 1Moulon
  2. 2Saint-Quentin-de-Baron
  3. 3Libourne
  4. 4Vayres
  5. 5Créon
  6. 6Beychac-et-Caillau
  7. 7Izon
  8. 8Sallebœuf
1 · It’s in this commune

Moulon

1,068 people

2 · 5.3 km southwest of it

Saint-Quentin-de-Baron

2,713 people

3 · 8 km north of it

Libourne

25,036 people

4 · 9.8 km northwest of it

Vayres

4,615 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Tour d'Ansouette isPeople
MoulonIt’s in this commune1,068
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron5.3 km southwest of it2,713
Libourne8 km north of it25,036
Vayres9.8 km northwest of it4,615
Créon12 km southwest of it4,950
Beychac-et-Caillau12 km west of it2,625
Izon13 km northwest of it6,374
Sallebœuf14 km west of it2,767
Make a day of it

What else is near Tour d'Ansouette

5 châteaux, a museum and a manor are among the 87 within 15 km.

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

Before visiting Tour d'Ansouette

Where is Tour d'Ansouette?

Tour d'Ansouette is in Moulon, in Gironde (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Tour d'Ansouette?

Fort.

Is Tour d'Ansouette a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1966, Mérimée record PA00083646.

How well known is Tour d'Ansouette?

Tour d'Ansouette 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 d'Ansouette?

April to October are the warmest months in Moulon, with afternoon highs of 19–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour d'Ansouette?

Within 15 km: Abbaye de La Sauve-Majeure (11 km), Château de Curton (3.8 km), Château de Vayres (9.5 km) and Château de Rauzan (11 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)

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.