Tour de Saudon
This is Tour de Saudon, a fort in Chalon-sur-Saône. Add any of 21 more places within 5 km to a visit. Since 1948 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Chalon-sur-Saône
In Chalon-sur-Saône
Tour de Saudon is in the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 21 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1948; built in the 4th, 15th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00113183). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
From April to October, Chalon-sur-Saône sees highs of 17–28°C.
Tour de Saudon
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias. The first name on our list around it is Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône, 400 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1948
- Built
- 4th, 15th and 17th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire
Locating Tour de Saudon
The map centres on Tour de Saudon, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour de Saudon
In size, Chalon-sur-Saône comes first of the 8, with 45,102 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Chalon-sur-Saône
- 2Saint-Rémy
- 3Saint-Marcel
- 4Châtenoy-le-Royal
- 5Champforgeuil
- 6Givry
- 7Ouroux-sur-Saône
- 8Gergy
Chalon-sur-Saône
Saint-Rémy
Saint-Marcel
Châtenoy-le-Royal
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour de Saudon is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Chalon-sur-Saône | It’s in this commune | 45,102 |
| Saint-Rémy | 2.7 km southwest of it | 6,410 |
| Saint-Marcel | 3.2 km east of it | 6,211 |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 3.6 km northwest of it | 6,267 |
| Champforgeuil | 4.2 km north of it | 2,637 |
| Givry | 8.5 km west of it | 3,598 |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 9.7 km southeast of it | 3,214 |
| Gergy | 12 km northeast of it | 2,566 |
Make a day of it near Tour de Saudon
There are 47 within 15 km, 2 museums, 2 abbeys and 2 forts among them.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce200 m south, in Chalon-sur-Saône3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon2.7 km east, in Saint-Marcel4
MuseumMusée Denon200 m west, in Chalon-sur-Saône5FortFortTour du Beffroi100 m east, in Chalon-sur-Saône6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône200 m southwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Germolles8.3 km west, in Mellecey8FortFortTour de Coco-l'ouvrier200 m east, in Chalon-sur-SaôneWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour de Saudon: common questions
Where is Tour de Saudon?
Tour de Saudon is in Chalon-sur-Saône, in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Tour de Saudon?
Fort.
Is Tour de Saudon a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1948, Mérimée record PA00113183.
How well known is Tour de Saudon?
Tour de Saudon 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 Saudon?
April to October are the warmest months in Chalon-sur-Saône, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour de Saudon?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (400 m), Musée Nicéphore-Niépce (200 m), Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon (2.7 km) and Musée Denon (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 (2)
- Musée Nicéphore-Niépce: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Denon: Tangopaso, 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.