Tour du Prévôt
In Thouars stands Tour du Prévôt, a fort. Within 5 km there are 10 more places to visit. It was listed in 1889 as a classé historic monument.
Fort in Thouars
In Thouars
Tour du Prévôt is in the commune of Thouars, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1889 (Mérimée record PA00101388). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
The warmest afternoons in Thouars run April to October, at 18–28°C.
Tour du Prévôt
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Worth the trip, Château des ducs de La Trémoille is 800 m off.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1889
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Thouars, Deux-Sèvres
Around Tour du Prévôt, mapped
Tour du Prévôt is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Thouars. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases for a visit
With 13,891 people, Thouars is the largest of the 7. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Thouars
Loretz-d'Argenton
Argentonnay
Airvault
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Tour du Prévôt is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Thouars | It’s in this commune | 13,891 |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 10 km north of it | 2,575 |
| Argentonnay | 17 km west of it | 3,234 |
| Airvault | 17 km south of it | 3,306 |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 18 km north of it | 3,746 |
| Loudun | 23 km east of it | 6,839 |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 25 km north of it | 11,029 |
Beyond Tour du Prévôt
Within 15 km you can add 4 châteaux, 2 museums and a fort.
ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoille800 m south, in Thouars2MuseumMuseumMusée Henri-Barré600 m southwest, in Thouars3
ChâteauCollégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars700 m southwest, in Thouars4FortFortRemparts de Thouars200 m south, in Thouars5MuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron11 km east, in Plaine-et-Vallées6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Jean de Bonneval-lès-Thouars1.5 km south, in Saint-Jean-de-Thouars7ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois de Sanzay10 km north, in Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ternay15 km northeast, in TernayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour du Prévôt, answered
Where is Tour du Prévôt?
Tour du Prévôt is in Thouars, in Deux-Sèvres (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Tour du Prévôt?
Fort.
Is Tour du Prévôt a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1889, Mérimée record PA00101388.
How well known is Tour du Prévôt?
Tour du Prévôt 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 Prévôt?
April to October are the warmest months in Thouars, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour du Prévôt?
Within 15 km: Château des ducs de La Trémoille (800 m), Musée Henri-Barré (600 m), Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars (700 m) and Remparts de Thouars (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 (2)
- Château des ducs de La Trémoille: Nicolas Raoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars: Papay, 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.