Tour du Doyenné
Among the sights of Chalon-sur-Saône is Tour du Doyenné, a fort. Around it, within 5 km, are 20 more places on our list. It was listed in 1948 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Chalon-sur-Saône
In Chalon-sur-Saône
Tour du Doyenné is in the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1948; built in the 16th century (Mérimée record PA00113182). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
April to October are the warmest in Chalon-sur-Saône, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C.
Tour du Doyenné
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. For a second stop, Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône is 400 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1948
- Built
- 16th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire
Where it sits
Find Tour du Doyenné in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Chalon-sur-Saône. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Tour du Doyenné
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Chalon-sur-Saône (45,102 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1Chalon-sur-Saône
- 2Saint-Rémy
- 3Saint-Marcel
- 4Châtenoy-le-Royal
- 5Champforgeuil
- 6Givry
- 7Ouroux-sur-Saône
- 8Gergy
Chalon-sur-Saône
Saint-Rémy
Saint-Marcel
Châtenoy-le-Royal
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour du Doyenné is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Chalon-sur-Saône | It’s in this commune | 45,102 |
| Saint-Rémy | 2.6 km southwest of it | 6,410 |
| Saint-Marcel | 2.9 km east of it | 6,211 |
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 3.9 km northwest of it | 6,267 |
| Champforgeuil | 4.6 km north of it | 2,637 |
| Givry | 8.7 km west of it | 3,598 |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 9.4 km southeast of it | 3,214 |
| Gergy | 12 km northeast of it | 2,566 |
More near Tour du Doyenné
Nearby, 48 places within 15 km include 2 museums, 2 abbeys and 2 forts.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce200 m northwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon2.4 km east, in Saint-Marcel4
MuseumMusée Denon400 m northwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône5FortFortTour de Coco-l'ouvrier200 m north, in Chalon-sur-Saône6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Chalon-sur-Saône300 m northwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône7FortFortTour du Beffroi300 m northwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône8Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCloître capitulaire de Saint-Vincent400 m northeast, in Chalon-sur-SaôneWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tour du Doyenné: the answers
Where is Tour du Doyenné?
Tour du Doyenné is in Chalon-sur-Saône, in Saône-et-Loire (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Tour du Doyenné?
Fort.
Is Tour du Doyenné a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1948, Mérimée record PA00113182.
How well known is Tour du Doyenné?
Tour du Doyenné 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 Doyenné?
April to October are the warmest months in Chalon-sur-Saône, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour du Doyenné?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (400 m), Musée Nicéphore-Niépce (200 m), Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon (2.4 km) and Musée Denon (400 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 (2)
- Musée Nicéphore-Niépce: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Denon: Tangopaso, Public domain, 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.