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Tour de Marlat

Tour de Marlat is a fort you can visit in Auzers. Our list has 2 more places within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1963.

Where

In Auzers

inside the commune

Historic monument

1963

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 32%

#11,883 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Fort in Auzers

In Auzers

Tour de Marlat is in the commune of Auzers, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1963; built in the 11th century (Mérimée record PA00093471). About ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

Aim for May to September, when Auzers reaches 18–24°C.

Jan7° / 0°87 mm

Feb8° / 0°74 mm

Mar12° / 2°89 mm

Apr15° / 4°109 mm

May18° / 8°107 mm

Jun22° / 11°87 mm

Jul24° / 13°81 mm

Aug24° / 13°85 mm

Sep21° / 9°91 mm

Oct16° / 7°101 mm

Nov10° / 3°121 mm

Dec7° / 1°101 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Auzers, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Mauriac station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Auzers’ full climate →

About

Tour de Marlat

A short trip away is Château d'Auzers, 1.7 km off.

Tour de Marlat on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00093471 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1963
Built: 11th century
Commune: Auzers, Cantal

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Tour de Marlat at a glance

Use the numbers to match each place near Tour de Marlat with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Tour de Marlat, by distance

The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1Auzers
2Mauriac

1 · It’s in this commune

Auzers

159 people

2 · 11 km southwest of it

Mauriac

3,449 people

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Tour de Marlat is	People
Auzers	It’s in this commune	159
Mauriac	11 km southwest of it	3,449

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Pair Tour de Marlat with these

Among the 33 within 15 km are 7 châteaux and a museum.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Auzers1.7 km southeast, in Auzers 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Longevergne6.3 km south, in Anglards-de-Salers 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Trémolière7.3 km south, in Anglards-de-Salers 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Vigne14 km southwest, in Ally 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sartiges7.1 km west, in Sourniac 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miremont13 km west, in Chalvignac 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Trancis9.1 km north, in Ydes 8

MuseumMonastère Saint-Pierre de Mauriac11 km southwest, in Mauriac

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

A visit to Tour de Marlat: questions

Where is Tour de Marlat?

Tour de Marlat is in Auzers, in Cantal (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Tour de Marlat?

Fort.

Is Tour de Marlat a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1963, Mérimée record PA00093471.

When is the best time to visit Tour de Marlat?

May to September are the warmest months in Auzers, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour de Marlat?

Within 15 km: Château d'Auzers (1.7 km), Château de Longevergne (6.3 km), Château de La Trémolière (7.3 km) and Château de La Vigne (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 (1)

Monastère Saint-Pierre de Mauriac: Pymouss, 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.