Urêka
Urêka is a museum you can visit in Bessines-sur-Gartempe. Close by, within 5 km, are 4 more places to see. The first name on our list around it is Château de Fromental, 4.4 km away.
Museum in Bessines-sur-Gartempe
In Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Urêka is in the commune of Bessines-sur-Gartempe, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Choosing a month
If warmth matters, go May to October: Bessines-sur-Gartempe reaches 17–26°C.
Urêka
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne
- Official site
- ureka.fr
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Urêka at a glance
Orange: Urêka.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Bessines-sur-Gartempe. · commune boundary: IGN
Where people come from
The most populous of the 5 is Ambazac, at 5,556. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
La Souterraine
Ambazac
Rilhac-Rancon
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Urêka is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Bessines-sur-Gartempe | It’s in this commune | 2,709 |
| La Souterraine | 15 km northeast of it | 4,978 |
| Ambazac | 19 km south of it | 5,556 |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 25 km south of it | 4,805 |
| Bellac | 25 km west of it | 3,537 |
Beyond Urêka
Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more, including 4 châteaux, 2 abbeys and a fort.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Urêka
Where is Urêka?
Urêka is in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, in Haute-Vienne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Urêka?
Museum in France.
How well known is Urêka?
Urêka 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 Urêka?
May to October are the warmest months in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Urêka?
Within 15 km: Château de Fromental (4.4 km), Château du Chambon (6.5 km), Camp du Peu-Buy (4.3 km) and Château de Dompierre (13 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)
- Urêka: Babsy, 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.