Tour Foubert
Set in Tours, Tour Foubert is a fort. Nearby, 74 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1948 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Fort in Tours
In Tours
Tour Foubert is in the commune of Tours, with 74 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1948; built in the 12th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098267). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Tours
Highs of 17–26°C mark May to October in Tours.
Tour Foubert
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages. Worth the trip, Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours is 800 m off.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1948
- Built
- 12th and 17th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Tours, Indre-et-Loire
Map of Tour Foubert and nearby
Numbered points are the places near Tour Foubert, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Tours. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases near Tour Foubert
Among the 8, Tours is the biggest, home to 139,259 people. The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.
- 1Tours
- 2La Riche
- 3Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
- 4Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- 5Saint-Avertin
- 6Joué-lès-Tours
- 7Fondettes
- 8Chambray-lès-Tours
Tours
La Riche
Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire
Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Foubert is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Tours | It’s in this commune | 139,259 |
| La Riche | 2.3 km west of it | 10,487 |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 2.6 km northwest of it | 17,029 |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 3 km east of it | 15,898 |
| Saint-Avertin | 5.3 km southeast of it | 14,999 |
| Joué-lès-Tours | 5.3 km south of it | 38,423 |
| Fondettes | 5.9 km west of it | 10,954 |
| Chambray-lès-Tours | 5.9 km south of it | 12,720 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
Of the 167 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 2 museums and a church.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours800 m east, in Tours2
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours100 m west, in Tours3
AttractionChâteau de Tours800 m northeast, in Tours4
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours800 m east, in Tours5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours2.2 km southwest, in La Riche6AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry14 km southwest, in Villandry7
MuseumHôtel Goüin200 m north, in Tours8AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Julien400 m northeast, in ToursWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Tour Foubert
Where is Tour Foubert?
Tour Foubert is in Tours, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Tour Foubert?
Fort.
Is Tour Foubert a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1948, Mérimée record PA00098267.
How well known is Tour Foubert?
Tour Foubert 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 Foubert?
May to October are the warmest months in Tours, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Foubert?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (800 m), Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours (100 m), Château de Tours (800 m) and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours (800 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 (5)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Goüin: Baptiste37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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