Tour des Arquets
Tour des Arquets, a fort, stands in Cambrai. 41 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1942 as a classé historic monument.
Fort in Cambrai
In Cambrai
Tour des Arquets is in the commune of Cambrai, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1942; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00107415). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–24°C in Cambrai from May to September.
Tour des Arquets
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. Add Estourmel, 7.6 km away, to a visit.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1942
- Built
- 16th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Cambrai, Nord
Its place on the map
Spot Tour des Arquets in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Cambrai. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Tour des Arquets, by distance
Cambrai is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (31,134 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Cambrai
Neuville-Saint-Rémy
Proville
Escaudœuvres
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour des Arquets is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrai | It’s in this commune | 31,134 |
| Neuville-Saint-Rémy | 1.4 km north of it | 4,012 |
| Proville | 1.9 km southwest of it | 3,206 |
| Escaudœuvres | 3.7 km northeast of it | 3,171 |
| Masnières | 7 km south of it | 2,689 |
| Iwuy | 9.6 km northeast of it | 3,403 |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 12 km east of it | 3,562 |
| Bouchain | 14 km northeast of it | 4,113 |
After Tour des Arquets
Nearby, 71 places within 15 km include 2 attractions, a cathedral and a museum.
MuseumMusée de Cambrai500 m east, in Cambrai4AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Cambrai700 m east, in Cambrai5FortFortPorte de Paris700 m southeast, in Cambrai6Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Récollets de Cambrai200 m northeast, in Cambrai7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Aubert de Cambrai600 m east, in Cambrai8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Selles1 km northeast, in CambraiWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Tour des Arquets
Where is Tour des Arquets?
Tour des Arquets is in Cambrai, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).
What is Tour des Arquets?
Fort.
Is Tour des Arquets a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1942, Mérimée record PA00107415.
How well known is Tour des Arquets?
Tour des Arquets 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 des Arquets?
May to September are the warmest months in Cambrai, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour des Arquets?
Within 15 km: Estourmel (7.6 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (800 m), Musée de Cambrai (500 m) and Beffroi de Cambrai (700 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)
- Musée de Cambrai: JackyM59, 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.