Tour du Châtel
One of the places to visit in La Tour-en-Maurienne is Tour du Châtel, a fort. Another 7 places to visit lie within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1900.
Fort in La Tour-en-Maurienne
In La Tour-en-Maurienne
Tour du Châtel is in the commune of La Tour-en-Maurienne, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1900 (Mérimée record PA00118249). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
Highs of 18–27°C mark April to September in La Tour-en-Maurienne.
Tour du Châtel
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Top of the list nearby is Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 3.2 km away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1900
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Tour-en-Maurienne, Savoie
Tour du Châtel at a glance
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Tour du Châtel is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Tour-en-Maurienne. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns close to Tour du Châtel
In size, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne comes first of the 5, with 7,524 people. All of these towns include it on their pages.
La Tour-en-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Les Belleville
Moûtiers
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Tour du Châtel is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Tour-en-Maurienne | It’s in this commune | 1,087 |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 3.4 km south of it | 7,524 |
| Les Belleville | 15 km northeast of it | 3,498 |
| Moûtiers | 24 km northeast of it | 3,487 |
| Allevard | 24 km northwest of it | 3,971 |
Also near Tour du Châtel
Within 15 km are 28 places, among them 5 museums, a cathedral and a fort.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Tour du Châtel
Where is Tour du Châtel?
Tour du Châtel is in La Tour-en-Maurienne, in Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Tour du Châtel?
Fort.
Is Tour du Châtel a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1900, Mérimée record PA00118249.
How well known is Tour du Châtel?
Tour du Châtel 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 du Châtel?
April to September are the warmest months in La Tour-en-Maurienne, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour du Châtel?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (3.2 km), Fort du Télégraphe (12 km), Château de Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (13 km) and Musée Opinel (3 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).
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.