Attraction · Uzès · Gard

Tour Fenestrelle

Visitors to Uzès can see Tour Fenestrelle, an attraction. Nearby, 17 more places to visit are within 5 km. It has been a classé historic monument since 1862.

Where

In Uzès

inside the commune

Historic monument

1862

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 19–31°C

In brief

Attraction in Uzès

In Uzès

Tour Fenestrelle is in the commune of Uzès, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1862; built in the 12th, 17th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00103250). About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

The warmest afternoons in Uzès run April to October, at 19–31°C.

Jan10° / 1°74 mm

Feb12° / 1°44 mm

Mar16° / 4°52 mm

Apr19° / 7°73 mm

May24° / 10°67 mm

Jun28° / 14°45 mm

Jul31° / 16°38 mm

Aug31° / 16°47 mm

Sep25° / 12°107 mm

Oct20° / 10°119 mm

Nov14° / 5°121 mm

Dec11° / 2°59 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Uzès, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Cavillargues station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Uzès’ full climate →

About

Tour Fenestrelle

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages. The first to add nearby is Pont du Gard, at 12 km.

Mérimée record PA00103250 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Attraction
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1862
Built: 12th, 17th and 19th centuries
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Uzès, Gard

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

The area around Tour Fenestrelle

The places near Tour Fenestrelle are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Nearby towns

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Nîmes (151,839 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Uzès

8,519 people

2 · 3.9 km north of it

Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie

3,173 people

3 · 12 km south of it

Poulx

4,348 people

4 · 16 km southwest of it

La Calmette

2,604 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tour Fenestrelle is	People
Uzès	It’s in this commune	8,519
Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie	3.9 km north of it	3,173
Poulx	12 km south of it	4,348
La Calmette	16 km southwest of it	2,604
Marguerittes	17 km south of it	8,346
Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès	18 km southwest of it	3,225
Meynes	18 km southeast of it	2,597
Nîmes	20 km south of it	151,839

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Also close at hand are 3 châteaux, an attraction and a cathedral, among 60 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionPont du Gard12 km southeast, in Vers-Pont-du-Gard 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès100 m north, in Uzès 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Uzès200 m northwest, in Uzès 4Historic houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal d'Uzès100 m north, in Uzès 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de Solan12 km northeast, in La Bastide-d'Engras 6

MuseumMusée du bonbon Haribo2.1 km south, in Uzès 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Chaptes12 km west, in Saint-Chaptes 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castille7.4 km southeast, in Argilliers

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

Good to know about Tour Fenestrelle

Where is Tour Fenestrelle?

Tour Fenestrelle is in Uzès, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Tour Fenestrelle?

Attraction.

Is Tour Fenestrelle a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1862, Mérimée record PA00103250.

How well known is Tour Fenestrelle?

Tour Fenestrelle 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 Fenestrelle?

April to October are the warmest months in Uzès, with afternoon highs of 19–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour Fenestrelle?

Within 15 km: Pont du Gard (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès (100 m), Château d'Uzès (200 m) and Palais épiscopal d'Uzès (100 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 du bonbon Haribo: MarkGGN, 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.