Tour du Papegaut
Set in Montfort-sur-Meu, Tour du Papegaut is a fort. Nearby, 3 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit) since 1926.
Fort in Montfort-sur-Meu
In Montfort-sur-Meu
Tour du Papegaut is in the commune of Montfort-sur-Meu, with 3 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 PA00090639). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
The warmest stretch in Montfort-sur-Meu is May to October, at 17–25°C in the afternoon.
Tour du Papegaut
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. Around it, Remparts (100 m) comes first on our list.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Montfort-sur-Meu, Ille-et-Vilaine
The map
Tour du Papegaut sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Montfort-sur-Meu. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Tour du Papegaut
Among the 8, Montfort-sur-Meu is the biggest, home to 6,810 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Montfort-sur-Meu
Breteil
Talensac
Bédée
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour du Papegaut is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Montfort-sur-Meu | It’s in this commune | 6,810 |
| Breteil | 3.9 km east of it | 3,675 |
| Talensac | 4.5 km southeast of it | 2,571 |
| Bédée | 4.7 km north of it | 4,662 |
| Iffendic | 5.8 km west of it | 4,609 |
| Pleumeleuc | 5.9 km northeast of it | 3,543 |
| Cintré | 6.9 km southeast of it | 2,645 |
| Saint-Gilles | 8.9 km east of it | 5,576 |
More near Tour du Papegaut
Nearby, 37 places within 15 km include 5 châteaux, a fort and an abbey.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Tour du Papegaut: the answers
Where is Tour du Papegaut?
Tour du Papegaut is in Montfort-sur-Meu, in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany).
What is Tour du Papegaut?
Fort.
Is Tour du Papegaut a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00090639.
How well known is Tour du Papegaut?
Tour du Papegaut 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 Papegaut?
May to October are the warmest months in Montfort-sur-Meu, with afternoon highs of 17–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour du Papegaut?
Within 15 km: Remparts (100 m), Abbaye Saint-Jacques de Montfort (1.2 km), Château de Boutavent (10 km) and Tombeau de Merlin (14 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.