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Vestiges de Varennes

This is Vestiges de Varennes, a château in Chambon-sur-Lac. Our list has 3 more places within 5 km. Top of the list nearby is Château de Murol, 2.4 km away.

Where

In Chambon-sur-Lac

inside the commune

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Château in Chambon-sur-Lac

In Chambon-sur-Lac

Vestiges de Varennes is in the commune of Chambon-sur-Lac, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Chambon-sur-Lac reach 18–22°C from June to September.

Jan5° / -2°161 mm

Feb5° / -3°146 mm

Mar9° / 0°140 mm

Apr12° / 2°154 mm

May16° / 6°153 mm

Jun20° / 9°125 mm

Jul22° / 10°119 mm

Aug22° / 10°111 mm

Sep18° / 7°132 mm

Oct14° / 5°152 mm

Nov8° / 1°196 mm

Dec5° / -1°196 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chambon-sur-Lac, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Le Mont-Dore Bg station, 7.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chambon-sur-Lac’s full climate →

About

Vestiges de Varennes

Vestiges de Varennes is in Chambon-sur-Lac, Puy-de-Dôme.

Type: Château
Commune: Chambon-sur-Lac, Puy-de-Dôme
Official site: vestiges-de-varennes.fr

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

Plan your visit

Practical information

HoursOpen all day, every day

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Vestiges de Varennes and what surrounds it

On this map, Vestiges de Varennes is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Bases near Vestiges de Varennes

Romagnat is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (7,894 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Chambon-sur-Lac

407 people

2 · 11 km northeast of it

Aydat

2,574 people

3 · 18 km northeast of it

Saint-Genès-Champanelle

4,066 people

4 · 22 km northeast of it

Ceyrat

6,592 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Vestiges de Varennes is	People
Chambon-sur-Lac	It’s in this commune	407
Aydat	11 km northeast of it	2,574
Saint-Genès-Champanelle	18 km northeast of it	4,066
Ceyrat	22 km northeast of it	6,592
La Roche-Blanche	22 km northeast of it	3,311
Romagnat	22 km northeast of it	7,894
Veyre-Monton	22 km northeast of it	3,721
Royat	23 km northeast of it	4,479

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Of the 54 within 15 km, look for 5 attractions, a church and an abbey.

1AttractionAttractionChâteau de Murol2.4 km east, in Murol 2ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nectaire de Saint-Nectaire6.2 km east, in Saint-Nectaire 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Randol14 km northeast, in Cournols 4AttractionAttractionTéléphérique du Sancy8.8 km southwest, in Mont-Dore 5AttractionAttractionThermes du Mont-Dore8 km west, in Mont-Dore 6AttractionAttractionGrottes de Jonas7.3 km southeast, in Saint-Pierre-Colamine 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bailli7.4 km south, in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise 8AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Besse7.6 km south, in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

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

Visiting Vestiges de Varennes

Where is Vestiges de Varennes?

Vestiges de Varennes is in Chambon-sur-Lac, in Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Vestiges de Varennes?

Château.

When is the best time to visit Vestiges de Varennes?

June to September are the warmest months in Chambon-sur-Lac, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Vestiges de Varennes?

Within 15 km: Château de Murol (2.4 km), Église Saint-Nectaire de Saint-Nectaire (6.2 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Randol (14 km) and Téléphérique du Sancy (8.8 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).

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.