Tour Pannessac
Among the sights of Le Puy-en-Velay is Tour Pannessac, a fort. The surrounding 5 km hold 18 more places to visit. It was listed in 1897 as a classé historic monument.
Fort in Le Puy-en-Velay
In Le Puy-en-Velay
Tour Pannessac is in the commune of Le Puy-en-Velay, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1897; built in the 13th century (Mérimée record PA00092813). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather by the month
Afternoons in Le Puy-en-Velay peak at 19–26°C, May to September.
Tour Pannessac
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Further out, Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is 600 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1897
- Built
- 13th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire
Getting your bearings
On this map, Tour Pannessac is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Le Puy-en-Velay. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that count Tour Pannessac
In size, Le Puy-en-Velay comes first of the 8, with 18,540 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
- 1Le Puy-en-Velay
- 2Espaly-Saint-Marcel
- 3Vals-près-le-Puy
- 4Chadrac
- 5Polignac
- 6Brives-Charensac
- 7Coubon
- 8Saint-Germain-Laprade
Le Puy-en-Velay
Espaly-Saint-Marcel
Vals-près-le-Puy
Chadrac
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Pannessac is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Le Puy-en-Velay | It’s in this commune | 18,540 |
| Espaly-Saint-Marcel | 1.2 km west of it | 3,585 |
| Vals-près-le-Puy | 1.7 km south of it | 3,395 |
| Chadrac | 2.4 km northeast of it | 2,542 |
| Polignac | 3.3 km northwest of it | 2,819 |
| Brives-Charensac | 3.5 km east of it | 4,244 |
| Coubon | 5.4 km southeast of it | 3,140 |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade | 6.7 km east of it | 3,432 |
Worth adding to a visit
Nearby, 48 places within 15 km include 2 houses, 2 monasteries and a church.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay400 m east, in Le Puy-en-Velay3
MuseumMusée Crozatier700 m south, in Le Puy-en-Velay4
Historic houseHôtel de Girardin et de Luzy400 m northeast, in Le Puy-en-Velay5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation du Puy-en-Velay300 m northeast, in Le Puy-en-Velay6Historic houseHistoric housePalais épiscopal du Puy-en-Velay400 m east, in Le Puy-en-Velay7Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Claire600 m east, in Le Puy-en-Velay8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lavoûte-Polignac8.2 km north, in Lavoûte-sur-LoireWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Tour Pannessac
Where is Tour Pannessac?
Tour Pannessac is in Le Puy-en-Velay, in Haute-Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
What is Tour Pannessac?
Fort.
Is Tour Pannessac a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1897, Mérimée record PA00092813.
How well known is Tour Pannessac?
Tour Pannessac 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 Pannessac?
May to September are the warmest months in Le Puy-en-Velay, with afternoon highs of 19–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Pannessac?
Within 15 km: Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (600 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay (400 m), Musée Crozatier (700 m) and Hôtel de Girardin et de Luzy (400 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 (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay: GIRAUD Patrick, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Crozatier: La photographe Amandine Riou a cédé ses droits au Musée Crozatier., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de Girardin et de Luzy: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.