Tour Mélusine
Tour Mélusine is a keep of a former castle in Vouvant (Vendée, France). A short trip away is Enceinte fortifiée de Vouvant, 200 m off, the first of 55 within 15 km. It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.
Fort in Vouvant
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Vouvant
Tour Mélusine is in the commune of Vouvant, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
In Vouvant, May to October bring the warmest days: highs of 18–27°C.
Tour Mélusine
Keep of a former castle in Vouvant (Vendée, France).
Tour Mélusine is in Vouvant, Vendée.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Vouvant, Vendée
- Official site
- vouvant-vendee.fr
The map
The places near Tour Mélusine are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vouvant. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
Home to 14,059 people, Fontenay-le-Comte is the largest of these 7. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
- 1Vouvant
- 2La Châtaigneraie
- 3Fontenay-le-Comte
- 4Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
- 5Saint-Jean-d'Hermine
- 6Pouzauges
- 7Chantonnay
Vouvant
La Châtaigneraie
Fontenay-le-Comte
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Tour Mélusine is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vouvant | It’s in this commune | 829 |
| La Châtaigneraie | 8.5 km north of it | 2,600 |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 12 km south of it | 14,059 |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 22 km northeast of it | 5,121 |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 23 km west of it | 3,611 |
| Pouzauges | 23 km north of it | 5,668 |
| Chantonnay | 24 km northwest of it | 8,557 |
Beyond Tour Mélusine
Nearby, 55 places within 15 km include 4 châteaux, a fort and a museum.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve13 km south, in Fontenay-le-Comte3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Citardière5 km southeast, in Mervent4MuseumMuseumCentre minier de Faymoreau11 km east, in Faymoreau5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de L'Hermenault11 km southwest, in L'Hermenault6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq9.9 km south, in Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq7AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte12 km south, in Fontenay-le-Comte8AttractionAttractionFontaine des Quatre Tias12 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComteWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour Mélusine in questions
Where is Tour Mélusine?
Tour Mélusine is in Vouvant, in Vendée (Pays de la Loire).
What is Tour Mélusine?
Keep of a former castle in Vouvant (Vendée, France).
How well known is Tour Mélusine?
Tour Mélusine has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Tour Mélusine?
May to October are the warmest months in Vouvant, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Mélusine?
Within 15 km: Enceinte fortifiée de Vouvant (200 m), Château de Terre Neuve (13 km), Château de la Citardière (5 km) and Centre minier de Faymoreau (11 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).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, 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.