Tour du Four
In Fougères stands Tour du Four, a fort. Close by, within 5 km, are 15 more places to see. Since 1926 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Fougères
In Fougères
Tour du Four is in the commune of Fougères, with 15 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1926; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00090574). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
A month-by-month guide
The warmest afternoons in Fougères run May to September, at 18–23°C.
Tour du Four
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Nearby, Château de Fougères (500 m) leads the list.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 15th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Fougères, Ille-et-Vilaine
The map
Tour du Four is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Fougères. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Tour du Four
Fougères, with 20,307 people, is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
- 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 du Four is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Fougères | It’s in this commune | 20,307 |
| Lécousse | 1.6 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 |
While you are near Tour du Four
35 more lie within 15 km, 4 forts, 2 gardens and a château among them.
MuseumMusée Emmanuel-de-la-Villéon200 m southwest, in Fougères4FortFortTour Desnos200 m northwest, in Fougères5FortFortTour du Ravelin300 m southwest, in Fougères6FortFortTour Nichot400 m west, in Fougères7GardenGardenJardin public de Fougères300 m southwest, in Fougères8FortFortPorte Notre-Dame400 m west, in FougèresWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour du Four in questions
Where is Tour du Four?
Tour du Four is in Fougères, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).
What is Tour du Four?
Fort.
Is Tour du Four a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00090574.
How well known is Tour du Four?
Tour du Four 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 Four?
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 du Four?
Within 15 km: Château de Fougères (500 m), Jardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne (9.5 km), Musée Emmanuel-de-la-Villéon (200 m) and Tour Desnos (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.