The city is famous for its cathedral, the Sainte-Croix Cathedral, and for the Royal Palace of Orléans, one of the earliest and most important examples of French Gothic architecture, and for the Joan of Arc Monument. The French royal family had their home at the Royal Palace of Orléans until the French Revolution.
Orléans is also known for its association with the Orleans grape variety, from which it takes its name, and for the Battle of Orléans, fought by Joan of Arc in 1429.
Average temperatures during the day in Orléans.