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Tour de la Poudrière

In Landrecies stands Tour de la Poudrière, a fort. Within 5 km there are 6 more places to visit. First among the places near it is Musée Ernest-Amas, at 200 m.

Where
In Landrecies
inside the commune
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–24°C
In brief

Fort in Landrecies

In Landrecies

Tour de la Poudrière is in the commune of Landrecies, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Picking your season

Afternoons in Landrecies reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan6° / 1°54 mm
Feb8° / 1°47 mm
Mar11° / 3°51 mm
Apr15° / 5°42 mm
May19° / 8°58 mm
Jun22° / 11°63 mm
Jul24° / 14°66 mm
Aug24° / 13°68 mm
Sep20° / 11°52 mm
Oct16° / 8°60 mm
Nov10° / 4°64 mm
Dec7° / 2°69 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Landrecies, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Valenciennes station, 28 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Landrecies’ full climate →
About

Tour de la Poudrière

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Tour de la Poudrière on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Fort
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Landrecies, Nord
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Tour de la Poudrière at a glance

On this map, Tour de la Poudrière is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

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

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Caudry (13,833 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

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  1. 1Landrecies
  2. 2Le Cateau-Cambrésis
  3. 3Berlaimont
  4. 4Aulnoye-Aymeries
  5. 5Le Quesnoy
  6. 6Solesmes
  7. 7Avesnes-sur-Helpe
  8. 8Caudry
1 · It’s in this commune

Landrecies

3,407 people

2 · 11 km west of it

Le Cateau-Cambrésis

6,764 people

3 · 12 km northeast of it

Berlaimont

3,159 people

4 · 14 km northeast of it

Aulnoye-Aymeries

8,612 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Tour de la Poudrière isPeople
LandreciesIt’s in this commune3,407
Le Cateau-Cambrésis11 km west of it6,764
Berlaimont12 km northeast of it3,159
Aulnoye-Aymeries14 km northeast of it8,612
Le Quesnoy14 km north of it4,878
Solesmes15 km northwest of it4,142
Avesnes-sur-Helpe17 km east of it4,012
Caudry20 km west of it13,833
Make a day of it

Beyond Tour de la Poudrière

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums, 2 châteaux and a fort.

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

Quick answers on Tour de la Poudrière

Where is Tour de la Poudrière?

Tour de la Poudrière is in Landrecies, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Tour de la Poudrière?

Fort.

How well known is Tour de la Poudrière?

Tour de la Poudrière 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 la Poudrière?

May to September are the warmest months in Landrecies, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour de la Poudrière?

Within 15 km: Musée Ernest-Amas (200 m), Musée Matisse (11 km), Château de Landrecies (100 m) and Musée Dupleix de Landrecies (200 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 (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.