Places to visit around Saint-Caprais, from Château d'Hérisson
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. Saint-Caprais itself has none of them. A longer outing takes you to Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil, 19 km off.
Leading the list near Saint-Caprais
3 forts, an abbey and an attraction follow Château d'Hérisson.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Places on the map
To the south lie most of the 7 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Caprais; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (4), then other sights (2).
Dark: in Saint-Caprais. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Caprais itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Caprais → · Parks and trails in Saint-Caprais →
For a day out
Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (19 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
ChâteauChâteau de Montrond27 km northwest, in Saint-Amand-MontrondChâteauChâteauChâteau de Petit Bois11 km southeast, in Cosne-d'AllierChâteauChâteauChâteau des ducs de Bourbon à Montluçon25 km southwest, in MontluçonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sagonne34 km north, in SagonneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Lande27 km southeast, in RoclesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbillon26 km southeast, in Saint-SorninChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laly29 km southeast, in Le MontetPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Caprais with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Saint-Caprais
Are there attractions near Saint-Caprais?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Caprais itself, but within 5 km there are Château d'Hérisson, Prieuré de la Bouteille, Porte de la Rivière and Porte de Varenne.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Caprais?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du terroir hérissonnais.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Caprais?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (19 km), Château de Meillant (31 km), Château de Culan (29 km), Château de Bannegon (28 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Saint-Caprais, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Château de Montrond: Julien Descloux, 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.