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Fort · Beynac-et-Cazenac · Dordogne

Tour du couvent de Beynac

Look for Tour du couvent de Beynac, a fort, in Beynac-et-Cazenac. The surrounding 5 km hold 20 more places to visit. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1933.

Where
In Beynac-et-Cazenac
inside the commune
Historic monument
1933
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–27°C
In brief

Fort in Beynac-et-Cazenac

In Beynac-et-Cazenac

Tour du couvent de Beynac is in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1933; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00082382). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Beynac-et-Cazenac reach 17–27°C from April to October.

Jan9° / 2°80 mm
Feb11° / 2°63 mm
Mar15° / 5°67 mm
Apr17° / 7°88 mm
May21° / 10°84 mm
Jun24° / 13°72 mm
Jul26° / 15°56 mm
Aug27° / 15°63 mm
Sep23° / 12°67 mm
Oct19° / 10°76 mm
Nov13° / 5°88 mm
Dec10° / 3°85 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Beynac-et-Cazenac, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Belves station, 17 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Beynac-et-Cazenac’s full climate →
About

Tour du couvent de Beynac

Articles on it exist in 2 languages. Château de Beynac, 100 m off, heads what is near.

Tour du couvent de Beynac on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00082382 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1933
Built
14th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Beynac-et-Cazenac, Dordogne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting to Tour du couvent de Beynac

Tour du couvent de Beynac is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns close to Tour du couvent de Beynac

Among the 4, Sarlat-la-Canéda is the biggest, home to 8,763 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Beynac-et-Cazenac
  2. 2Sarlat-la-Canéda
  3. 3Le Bugue
  4. 4Gourdon
1 · It’s in this commune

Beynac-et-Cazenac

397 people

2 · 8 km northeast of it

Sarlat-la-Canéda

8,763 people

3 · 19 km northwest of it

Le Bugue

2,663 people

4 · 22 km southeast of it

Gourdon

4,206 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Tour du couvent de Beynac isPeople
Beynac-et-CazenacIt’s in this commune397
Sarlat-la-Canéda8 km northeast of it8,763
Le Bugue19 km northwest of it2,663
Gourdon22 km southeast of it4,206
Make a day of it

Beyond Tour du couvent de Beynac

Nearby, 100 places within 15 km include 4 châteaux, a cathedral and a garden.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit Tour du couvent de Beynac

Where is Tour du couvent de Beynac?

Tour du couvent de Beynac is in Beynac-et-Cazenac, in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Tour du couvent de Beynac?

Fort.

Is Tour du couvent de Beynac a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1933, Mérimée record PA00082382.

How well known is Tour du couvent de Beynac?

Tour du couvent de Beynac 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 couvent de Beynac?

April to October are the warmest months in Beynac-et-Cazenac, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour du couvent de Beynac?

Within 15 km: Château de Beynac (100 m), Château de Castelnaud (2.7 km), Château des Milandes (3 km) and Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos de Sarlat (7.9 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.