Tour Saint-Martin
In Vendôme stands Tour Saint-Martin, a fort. Close by, within 5 km, are 7 more places to see. Since 1913 it has been a classé historic monument.
Fort in Vendôme
In Vendôme
Tour Saint-Martin is in the commune of Vendôme, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1913; built in the 15th and 16th centuries (Mérimée record PA00098648). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
Afternoons in Vendôme peak at 20–26°C, May to September.
Tour Saint-Martin
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. The first to add nearby is Abbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme, at 200 m.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1913
- Built
- 15th and 16th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher
The map
Find Tour Saint-Martin in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vendôme. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns near Tour Saint-Martin
Vendôme, with 15,758 people, is the largest of the 4. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
Vendôme
Saint-Ouen
Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Château-Renault
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Tour Saint-Martin is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vendôme | It’s in this commune | 15,758 |
| Saint-Ouen | 2.7 km north of it | 3,041 |
| Montoire-sur-le-Loir | 16 km west of it | 3,646 |
| Château-Renault | 25 km southwest of it | 4,392 |
Around Tour Saint-Martin
Choose from 29 places within 15 km, such as 5 châteaux, 2 abbeys and a gallery.
ChâteauChâteau de Vendôme300 m south, in Vendôme3AbbeyAbbeyCouvent des Cordeliers de Vendôme200 m northeast, in Vendôme4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lavardin15 km west, in Lavardin5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Meslay3.6 km northeast, in Meslay6
Art galleryChapelle Saint-Jacques de Vendôme200 m north, in Vendôme7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochambeau6.4 km west, in Thoré-la-Rochette8ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Fortia10 km southwest, in Huisseau-en-BeauceWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Tour Saint-Martin
Where is Tour Saint-Martin?
Tour Saint-Martin is in Vendôme, in Loir-et-Cher (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Tour Saint-Martin?
Fort.
Is Tour Saint-Martin a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1913, Mérimée record PA00098648.
How well known is Tour Saint-Martin?
Tour Saint-Martin 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-Martin?
May to September are the warmest months in Vendôme, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Saint-Martin?
Within 15 km: Abbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme (200 m), Château de Vendôme (300 m), Couvent des Cordeliers de Vendôme (200 m) and Château de Lavardin (15 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 (2)
- Château de Vendôme: Joe Shlabotnik, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Jacques de Vendôme: Daniel Jolivet, CC BY 2.0, 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.