Fort · Béthune · Pas-de-Calais

Tour Saint-Ignace

This is Tour Saint-Ignace, a fort in Béthune. Its neighbours on our list number 8 within 5 km. It was listed in 1969 as a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where

In Béthune

inside the commune

Historic monument

1969

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 15%

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

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–24°C

In brief

Fort in Béthune

In Béthune

Tour Saint-Ignace is in the commune of Béthune, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1969; built in the 14th and 17th centuries (Mérimée record PA00108206). About ↓

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

When to go

The weather, month by month

Afternoons in Béthune reach 19–24°C from May to September.

Jan6° / 2°58 mm

Feb7° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°53 mm

Apr15° / 5°42 mm

May19° / 9°57 mm

Jun22° / 11°63 mm

Jul24° / 13°68 mm

Aug24° / 13°68 mm

Sep20° / 10°61 mm

Oct15° / 8°64 mm

Nov10° / 5°71 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Béthune, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Douai station, 34 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Béthune’s full climate →

About

Tour Saint-Ignace

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages. The first name on our list around it is Beffroi de Béthune, 200 m away.

Tour Saint-Ignace on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00108206 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Fort
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1969
Built: 14th and 17th centuries
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Béthune, Pas-de-Calais

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

The map

Tour Saint-Ignace and what surrounds it

Orange: Tour Saint-Ignace.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The 8 towns are led in size by Béthune, with 25,224 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Béthune

25,224 people

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Annezin

5,825 people

3 · 2.8 km south of it

Verquin

3,445 people

4 · 3 km east of it

Beuvry

9,189 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Tour Saint-Ignace is	People
Béthune	It’s in this commune	25,224
Annezin	1.9 km west of it	5,825
Verquin	2.8 km south of it	3,445
Beuvry	3 km east of it	9,189
Labourse	4.5 km southeast of it	2,858
Chocques	5.2 km west of it	2,785
Gonnehem	6.1 km northwest of it	2,525
Nœux-les-Mines	6.5 km south of it	11,590

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Also close at hand are 2 attractions, 2 museums and a fort, among 47 within 15 km.

1AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Béthune200 m northwest, in Béthune 2FortFortEnceinte de Béthune200 m northwest, in Béthune 3ChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle11 km northeast, in Richebourg 4AttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain12 km south, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen 5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse des Dames de Gosnay5.1 km southwest, in Gosnay 6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chocques5 km west, in Chocques 7

MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune800 m northeast, in Béthune 8MuseumMuseumLab Labanque200 m southwest, in Béthune

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

Tour Saint-Ignace, answered

Where is Tour Saint-Ignace?

Tour Saint-Ignace is in Béthune, in Pas-de-Calais (Hauts-de-France).

What is Tour Saint-Ignace?

Fort.

Is Tour Saint-Ignace a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1969, Mérimée record PA00108206.

How well known is Tour Saint-Ignace?

Tour Saint-Ignace 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 Saint-Ignace?

May to September are the warmest months in Béthune, with afternoon highs of 19–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour Saint-Ignace?

Within 15 km: Beffroi de Béthune (200 m), Enceinte de Béthune (200 m), Mémorial de Neuve-Chapelle (11 km) and Château d'Olhain (12 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)

Musée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune: Floflo62, 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.