Tour de la Maucannière
Tour de la Maucannière is a fort in Joué-lès-Tours. There are 75 other places to visit inside 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1951.
Fort in Joué-lès-Tours
In Joué-lès-Tours
Tour de la Maucannière is in the commune of Joué-lès-Tours, with 75 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1951 (Mérimée record PA00097794). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather by the month
Afternoons in Joué-lès-Tours peak at 17–26°C, May to October.
Tour de la Maucannière
Add Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, 4.4 km away, to a visit.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1951
- Commune
- Joué-lès-Tours, Indre-et-Loire
- Official site
- lamaucanniere.fr
Tour de la Maucannière and what surrounds it
The numbers show what else is near Tour de la Maucannière, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Joué-lès-Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de la Maucannière
The most populous of the 8 is Tours, at 139,259. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
- 1Joué-lès-Tours
- 2La Riche
- 3Chambray-lès-Tours
- 4Tours
- 5Ballan-Miré
- 6Saint-Avertin
- 7Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 8Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Joué-lès-Tours
La Riche
Chambray-lès-Tours
Tours
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de la Maucannière is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Joué-lès-Tours | It’s in this commune | 38,423 |
| La Riche | 3.1 km north of it | 10,487 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 3.5 km southeast of it | 12,720 |
| Tours | 4.1 km northeast of it | 139,259 |
| Ballan-Miré | 4.5 km southwest of it | 8,477 |
| Saint-Avertin | 4.9 km east of it | 14,999 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 5.6 km northeast of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 5.6 km north of it | 17,029 |
After Tour de la Maucannière
Also close at hand are 3 attractions, 2 châteaux and 2 museums, among 163 within 15 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours4.4 km northeast, in Tours2AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry12 km west, in Villandry3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.6 km north, in La Riche4
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours3.8 km north, in Tours5
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours4.4 km northeast, in Tours6
AttractionChâteau de Tours4.6 km northeast, in Tours7
ChâteauChâteau de Candé7 km south, in Monts8
MuseumPrieuré de Saint-Cosme3.5 km north, in La RicheWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Tour de la Maucannière
Where is Tour de la Maucannière?
Tour de la Maucannière is in Joué-lès-Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Tour de la Maucannière?
Fort.
Is Tour de la Maucannière a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1951, Mérimée record PA00097794.
When is the best time to visit Tour de la Maucannière?
May to October are the warmest months in Joué-lès-Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de la Maucannière?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (4.4 km), Château de Villandry (12 km), Château de Plessis-lès-Tours (2.6 km) and Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (3.8 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 (6)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré de Saint-Cosme: Duch.seb, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.