Tour des Jacobins
Tour des Jacobins is a fort in Bagnères-de-Bigorre. Its neighbours on our list number 2 within 5 km. Since 1932 it has been a classé historic monument.
Fort in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
In Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Tour des Jacobins is in the commune of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1932; built in the 14th and 15th centuries (Mérimée record PA00095340). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather through the year
If warmth matters, go May to October: Bagnères-de-Bigorre reaches 18–24°C.
Tour des Jacobins
It has articles in 2 Wikipedias. For a second stop, Musée Saliès is 200 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1932
- Built
- 14th and 15th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées
Tour des Jacobins and what surrounds it
On this map, Tour des Jacobins is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Bagnères-de-Bigorre. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
Largest of the 8 is Tarbes, home to 44,399. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Barbazan-Debat
Lourdes
Soues
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour des Jacobins is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | It’s in this commune | 7,114 |
| Barbazan-Debat | 15 km north of it | 3,478 |
| Lourdes | 16 km west of it | 13,266 |
| Soues | 16 km north of it | 2,988 |
| Odos | 17 km northwest of it | 3,265 |
| Juillan | 18 km northwest of it | 3,999 |
| Séméac | 19 km north of it | 5,236 |
| Tarbes | 20 km north of it | 44,399 |
Also near Tour des Jacobins
Of the 8 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 châteaux and 2 attractions.
MuseumMusée Saliès200 m southwest, in Bagnères-de-Bigorre2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauvezin12 km northeast, in Mauvezin3MuseumMuseumMaison natale Dominique Jean Larrey4.2 km south, in Beaudéan4ChâteauChâteauChâteau fort de Castelloubon10 km west, in Cheust5AttractionAttractionMounaques de Campan5.8 km southeast, in Campan6MuseumMuseumMusée Carrefour des Patrimoines6 km southeast, in Campan7AttractionAttractionSentier pieds-nus du vallon7.2 km northwest, in Montgaillard8MuseumMuseumObservatoire du Pic du Midi de Bigorre14 km south, in Bagnères-de-BigorreWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Tour des Jacobins?
Tour des Jacobins is in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, in Hautes-Pyrénées (Occitanie).
What is Tour des Jacobins?
Fort.
Is Tour des Jacobins a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1932, Mérimée record PA00095340.
How well known is Tour des Jacobins?
Tour des Jacobins 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 Jacobins?
May to October are the warmest months in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour des Jacobins?
Within 15 km: Musée Saliès (200 m), Château de Mauvezin (12 km), Maison natale Dominique Jean Larrey (4.2 km) and Château fort de Castelloubon (10 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)
- Musée Saliès: Sotos, 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.