Tour Saint-Sauveur
Look for Tour Saint-Sauveur, a fort, in Vire Normandie. Another 9 places to visit lie within 5 km. Since 1951 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Vire Normandie
In Vire Normandie
Tour Saint-Sauveur is in the commune of Vire Normandie, with 9 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1951; built in the 14th century (Mérimée record PA00111820). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
In Vire Normandie the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–22°C.
Tour Saint-Sauveur
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Further out, Donjon de Vire is 300 m away.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1951
- Built
- 14th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Vire Normandie, Calvados
Mapping Tour Saint-Sauveur
On this map, Tour Saint-Sauveur is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Vire Normandie. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Tour Saint-Sauveur
Vire Normandie, with 17,457 people, is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.
- 1Vire Normandie
- 2Noues de Sienne
- 3Valdallière
- 4Souleuvre en Bocage
- 5Sourdeval
- 6Tinchebray-Bocage
- 7Torigny-les-Villes
- 8Saint-Amand-Villages
Vire Normandie
Noues de Sienne
Valdallière
Souleuvre en Bocage
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Tour Saint-Sauveur is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Vire Normandie | It’s in this commune | 17,457 |
| Noues de Sienne | 10 km west of it | 4,207 |
| Valdallière | 12 km east of it | 5,696 |
| Souleuvre en Bocage | 12 km north of it | 8,629 |
| Sourdeval | 13 km south of it | 3,026 |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 16 km southeast of it | 4,813 |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 21 km north of it | 4,444 |
| Saint-Amand-Villages | 24 km north of it | 2,525 |
Beyond Tour Saint-Sauveur
Within 15 km you can add 2 forts, 2 monasteries and 2 châteaux.
MuseumMusée de Vire200 m southeast, in Vire Normandie3AttractionAttractionPorte Horloge100 m north, in Vire Normandie4FortFortTour aux Raines100 m south, in Vire Normandie5Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vire300 m east, in Vire Normandie6Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de Blon900 m east, in Vire Normandie7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rochelle10 km east, in Valdallière8ChâteauChâteauMotte castrale de Saint-Sever-Calvados11 km west, in Noues de SienneWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Tour Saint-Sauveur: what to know
Where is Tour Saint-Sauveur?
Tour Saint-Sauveur is in Vire Normandie, in Calvados (Normandy).
What is Tour Saint-Sauveur?
Fort.
Is Tour Saint-Sauveur a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1951, Mérimée record PA00111820.
How well known is Tour Saint-Sauveur?
Tour Saint-Sauveur 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-Sauveur?
June to September are the warmest months in Vire Normandie, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Tour Saint-Sauveur?
Within 15 km: Donjon de Vire (300 m), Musée de Vire (200 m), Porte Horloge (100 m) and Tour aux Raines (100 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 (1)
- Musée de Vire: Musee vire, 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.