Tour de l'Épaule
Set in Gallardon, Tour de l'Épaule is a château. Add any of 2 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1913 it has been a classé historic monument.
Château in Gallardon
In Gallardon
Tour de l'Épaule is in the commune of Gallardon, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1913; built in the 10th century (Mérimée record PA00097119). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Gallardon
Afternoons in Gallardon peak at 20–26°C, May to September.
Tour de l'Épaule
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Around it, Château de Maintenon (10 km) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1913
- Built
- 10th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir
The area around Tour de l'Épaule
The map centres on Tour de l'Épaule, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Gallardon. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de l'Épaule
By population, Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien leads the 8 with 6,419. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Gallardon
Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien
Hanches
Épernon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de l'Épaule is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Gallardon | It’s in this commune | 3,530 |
| Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien | 7.9 km southeast of it | 6,419 |
| Hanches | 8.8 km north of it | 2,696 |
| Épernon | 9.3 km north of it | 5,715 |
| Maintenon | 10 km northwest of it | 4,494 |
| Ablis | 11 km east of it | 3,913 |
| Pierres | 11 km northwest of it | 2,788 |
| Champhol | 15 km southwest of it | 3,643 |
Places to add to Tour de l'Épaule
Choose from 25 places within 15 km, such as 5 châteaux, a museum and an abbey.
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon10 km northwest, in Maintenon2ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont5.9 km east, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baronville9.3 km south, in Béville-le-Comte4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Voisins13 km northeast, in Saint-Hilarion5
MuseumConservatoire des meules et pavés du bassin d'Épernon8.7 km north, in Épernon6
AbbeyPrieuré Saint-Thomas d'Épernon9.3 km north, in Épernon7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sauvage7.8 km northeast, in Émancé8FortFortTour d'Auneau9.7 km southeast, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Tour de l'Épaule
Where is Tour de l'Épaule?
Tour de l'Épaule is in Gallardon, in Eure-et-Loir (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Tour de l'Épaule?
Château.
Is Tour de l'Épaule a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1913, Mérimée record PA00097119.
How well known is Tour de l'Épaule?
Tour de l'Épaule 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 l'Épaule?
May to September are the warmest months in Gallardon, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de l'Épaule?
Within 15 km: Château de Maintenon (10 km), Château d'Esclimont (5.9 km), Château de Baronville (9.3 km) and Château de Voisins (13 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)
- Tour de l'Épaule: Christophe Jacquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maintenon: Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire des meules et pavés du bassin d'Épernon: nicolas Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré Saint-Thomas d'Épernon: Athena Atterdag, 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.