Tour Desnos
In Fougères, Tour Desnos is a fort. Add any of 14 more places within 5 km to a visit. It was listed in 1926 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Fougères
In Fougères
Tour Desnos is in the commune of Fougères, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1926; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00090573). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Fougères.
Tour Desnos
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. First among the places near it is Château de Fougères, at 400 m.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine
Where it sits
Find Tour Desnos in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Fougères. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases for a visit
Home to 20,307 people, Fougères is the largest of these 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
- 1Fougères
- 2Lécousse
- 3Maen Roch
- 4Rives-du-Couesnon
- 5Louvigné-du-Désert
- 6Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier
- 7Val-d'Izé
- 8Ernée
Fougères
Lécousse
Maen Roch
Rives-du-Couesnon
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Desnos is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Fougères | It’s in this commune | 20,307 |
| Lécousse | 1.4 km northwest of it | 3,530 |
| Maen Roch | 12 km northwest of it | 5,088 |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 13 km southwest of it | 2,927 |
| Louvigné-du-Désert | 16 km north of it | 3,346 |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 18 km southwest of it | 4,203 |
| Val-d'Izé | 21 km south of it | 2,620 |
| Ernée | 21 km east of it | 5,499 |
Other places close by
Within 15 km you can add 4 forts, a château and a garden.
MuseumMusée Emmanuel-de-la-Villéon300 m south, in Fougères4FortFortTour Nichot200 m west, in Fougères5FortFortTour du Four200 m southeast, in Fougères6FortFortPorte Notre-Dame300 m southwest, in Fougères7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Clarisses Urbanistes de Fougères500 m northeast, in Fougères8FortFortTour du Ravelin500 m south, in FougèresWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Tour Desnos
Where is Tour Desnos?
Tour Desnos is in Fougères, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).
What is Tour Desnos?
Fort.
Is Tour Desnos a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00090573.
How well known is Tour Desnos?
Tour Desnos 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 Desnos?
May to September are the warmest months in Fougères, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Desnos?
Within 15 km: Château de Fougères (400 m), Jardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne (9.3 km), Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villéon (300 m) and Tour Nichot (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 (1)
- Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villéon: 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.