Tour de Marmande
One of the places to visit in Vellèches is Tour de Marmande, a château. The surrounding 5 km hold 3 more places to visit. A drive of 100 m reaches Château de Marmande.
Château in Vellèches
In Vellèches
Tour de Marmande is in the commune of Vellèches, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The best months to visit
Aim for May to October, when Vellèches reaches 18–27°C.
Tour de Marmande
Tour de Marmande is in Vellèches, Vienne.
- Type
- Château
- Commune
- Vellèches, Vienne
Its place on the map
Tour de Marmande is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vellèches. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de Marmande
The biggest base of the 7 is Châtellerault (31,003 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Vellèches
Dangé-Saint-Romain
Thuré
Descartes
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Tour de Marmande is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vellèches | It’s in this commune | 347 |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain | 7.3 km east of it | 2,959 |
| Thuré | 14 km south of it | 2,765 |
| Descartes | 14 km east of it | 3,369 |
| Châtellerault | 15 km south of it | 31,003 |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 20 km northeast of it | 4,092 |
| Naintré | 21 km south of it | 5,964 |
Pair Tour de Marmande with these
Also close at hand are 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and an abbey, among 36 within 15 km.
ChâteauChâteau de la Massardière13 km south, in Thuré4AttractionAttractionAbbaye royale Saint-Michel de Bois-Aubry6.8 km north, in Luzé5AttractionAttractionChâteau des Ormes7.5 km east, in Les Ormes6ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Georges de Faye-la-Vineuse13 km west, in Faye-la-Vineuse7ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Chillou6.1 km west, in Jaulnay8MuseumMuseumMaison natale de Descartes15 km east, in DescartesWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Tour de Marmande
Where is Tour de Marmande?
Tour de Marmande is in Vellèches, in Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Tour de Marmande?
Château.
When is the best time to visit Tour de Marmande?
May to October are the warmest months in Vellèches, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de Marmande?
Within 15 km: Château de Marmande (100 m), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Noyers (9.9 km), Château de la Massardière (13 km) and Abbaye royale Saint-Michel de Bois-Aubry (6.8 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 (1)
- Château de la Massardière: PèreForez, 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.