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Vallée des Rouets

Vallée des Rouets is a museum you can visit in Thiers. Nearby, 23 more places to visit are within 5 km. The pick nearby is Creux de l'enfer, 2.8 km off.

Where
In Thiers
inside the commune
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 18–27°C
In brief

Museum in Thiers

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Thiers

Vallée des Rouets is in the commune of Thiers, with 23 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

Aim for May to October, when Thiers reaches 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 1°27 mm
Feb10° / 1°19 mm
Mar14° / 3°26 mm
Apr17° / 5°51 mm
May21° / 9°67 mm
Jun24° / 13°68 mm
Jul27° / 15°63 mm
Aug27° / 14°62 mm
Sep23° / 11°58 mm
Oct18° / 8°49 mm
Nov12° / 4°46 mm
Dec9° / 1°29 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thiers, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Clermont-Fd station, 31 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thiers’ full climate →
About

Vallée des Rouets

It is written up in 3 Wikipedias.

Vallée des Rouets on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where it sits

Vallée des Rouets is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Thiers. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns near Vallée des Rouets

Thiers tops the 8 for size, at 11,637 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

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  1. 1Thiers
  2. 2Courpière
  3. 3Puy-Guillaume
  4. 4Lezoux
  5. 5Maringues
  6. 6Saint-Yorre
  7. 7Billom
  8. 8Vertaizon
1 · It’s in this commune

Thiers

11,637 people

2 · 12 km south of it

Courpière

4,166 people

3 · 13 km northwest of it

Puy-Guillaume

2,630 people

4 · 16 km west of it

Lezoux

6,528 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Vallée des Rouets isPeople
ThiersIt’s in this commune11,637
Courpière12 km south of it4,166
Puy-Guillaume13 km northwest of it2,630
Lezoux16 km west of it6,528
Maringues20 km west of it3,141
Saint-Yorre24 km north of it2,641
Billom25 km southwest of it4,805
Vertaizon25 km southwest of it3,527
Make a day of it

Next door to Vallée des Rouets

Nearby, 49 places within 15 km include 4 châteaux, a gallery and a museum.

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

Vallée des Rouets in questions

Where is Vallée des Rouets?

Vallée des Rouets is in Thiers, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Vallée des Rouets?

Valley in France.

How well known is Vallée des Rouets?

Vallée des Rouets has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Vallée des Rouets?

May to October are the warmest months in Thiers, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Vallée des Rouets?

Within 15 km: Creux de l'enfer (2.8 km), Musée de la coutellerie de Thiers (2.7 km), Remparts de Thiers (2.6 km) and Château d'Aulteribe (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 (2)

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.