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Tour de Château-Roussillon

Tour de Château-Roussillon is a fort in Perpignan. 43 more places to visit are within 5 km. Since 2012 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Perpignan
inside the commune
Historic monument
2012
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 19–30°C
In brief

Fort in Perpignan

In Perpignan

Tour de Château-Roussillon is in the commune of Perpignan, with 43 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 2012; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA66000039). About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Perpignan peak at 19–30°C, April to October.

Jan13° / 5°60 mm
Feb13° / 5°41 mm
Mar16° / 8°52 mm
Apr19° / 10°66 mm
May22° / 13°46 mm
Jun27° / 17°24 mm
Jul30° / 20°15 mm
Aug29° / 20°23 mm
Sep26° / 16°43 mm
Oct21° / 13°82 mm
Nov16° / 8°73 mm
Dec13° / 5°55 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Perpignan, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Perpignan station, 5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Perpignan’s full climate →
About

Tour de Château-Roussillon

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias. Top of the list nearby is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan, 4.2 km away.

Tour de Château-Roussillon on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA66000039 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 2012
Built
13th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

The map

Use the numbers to match each place near Tour de Château-Roussillon with the list.

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

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Tour de Château-Roussillon

By population, Perpignan leads the 8 with 121,616. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Perpignan
  2. 2Bompas
  3. 3Cabestany
  4. 4Villelongue-de-la-Salanque
  5. 5Pia
  6. 6Claira
  7. 7Saleilles
  8. 8Saint-Nazaire
1 · It’s in this commune

Perpignan

121,616 people

2 · 2.2 km northwest of it

Bompas

7,832 people

3 · 3.3 km south of it

Cabestany

10,465 people

4 · 3.5 km northeast of it

Villelongue-de-la-Salanque

3,335 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Tour de Château-Roussillon isPeople
PerpignanIt’s in this commune121,616
Bompas2.2 km northwest of it7,832
Cabestany3.3 km south of it10,465
Villelongue-de-la-Salanque3.5 km northeast of it3,335
Pia4.5 km northwest of it11,615
Claira5.5 km north of it4,922
Saleilles6 km south of it5,698
Saint-Nazaire6.2 km southeast of it2,779
Make a day of it

Around Tour de Château-Roussillon

There are 99 within 15 km, 4 attractions, 2 museums and a cathedral among them.

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

Before visiting Tour de Château-Roussillon

Where is Tour de Château-Roussillon?

Tour de Château-Roussillon is in Perpignan, in Pyrénées-Orientales (Occitanie).

What is Tour de Château-Roussillon?

Fort.

Is Tour de Château-Roussillon a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 2012, Mérimée record PA66000039.

How well known is Tour de Château-Roussillon?

Tour de Château-Roussillon 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 de Château-Roussillon?

April to October are the warmest months in Perpignan, with afternoon highs of 19–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour de Château-Roussillon?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan (4.2 km), Castillet (4.4 km), Palais des Rois de Majorque (4.6 km) and Forteresse de Salses (14 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 (4)

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.