Tour de la Chaîne
Tour de la Chaîne is a historic site in La Rochelle. Since 1879 it has been a classé historic monument. Close by, Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle is 600 m away, one of 82 within 15 km.
Attraction in La Rochelle
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In La Rochelle
Tour de la Chaîne is in the commune of La Rochelle, with 42 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1879; built in the 13th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00105148). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
In La Rochelle, May to October bring the warmest days: highs of 18–25°C.
Tour de la Chaîne
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 3 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1879
- Built
- 13th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
- Official site
- la-rochelle.monuments-nationaux.fr
The way to Tour de la Chaîne
The numbers show what else is near Tour de la Chaîne, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Rochelle. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de la Chaîne
Largest of the 8 is La Rochelle, home to 79,851. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
La Rochelle
Lagord
Aytré
Puilboreau
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de la Chaîne is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | It’s in this commune | 79,851 |
| Lagord | 3 km north of it | 7,802 |
| Aytré | 3.4 km southeast of it | 9,746 |
| Puilboreau | 4.2 km northeast of it | 6,765 |
| Périgny | 4.5 km east of it | 8,877 |
| L'Houmeau | 4.6 km northwest of it | 3,000 |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | 5.8 km north of it | 5,811 |
| Angoulins | 6.5 km southeast of it | 4,240 |
Combine it with these
82 more lie within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral among them.
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle400 m southeast, in La Rochelle4
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon600 m north, in La Rochelle5
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle700 m north, in La Rochelle6
AttractionTour Saint-Nicolas100 m east, in La Rochelle7AttractionAttractionTour de la Lanterne200 m west, in La Rochelle8
MuseumMusée protestant500 m northeast, in La RochelleWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tour de la Chaîne
Where is Tour de la Chaîne?
Tour de la Chaîne is in La Rochelle, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Tour de la Chaîne?
Historic site in La Rochelle, France.
Is Tour de la Chaîne a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1879, Mérimée record PA00105148.
How well known is Tour de la Chaîne?
Tour de la Chaîne has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Tour de la Chaîne?
May to October are the warmest months in La Rochelle, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de la Chaîne?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (600 m), Château Vauclair (700 m), Aquarium de La Rochelle (400 m) and Musée d'Orbigny Bernon (600 m).
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 (6)
- Tour de la Chaîne: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle: ROZE Sébastien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Saint-Nicolas: Brice Rothschild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée protestant: Tux-Man, Public domain, 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.