Arces’ draw is Château de Théon
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 4 of the 5 places on the list. The commune itself has one place on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its centre. Further afield lies Phare de Cordouan, at 24 km.
Arces’ big names
Alongside Château de Théon you find 3 archaeological sites and a museum.
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.
Plotted on the map
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Arces; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 4 of the 5.
Dark: in Arces. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The one inside Arces comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Arces, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Phare de Cordouan, 24 km off.
ChâteauChâteau Lafite Rothschild38 km south, in Pauillac
ChâteauChâteau Mouton Rothschild39 km south, in PauillacAttractionAttractionArc de Germanicus28 km northeast, in SaintesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes28 km northeast, in SaintesZooZooZoo de la Palmyre27 km northwest, in Les Mathes
GardenPlanet Exotica14 km northwest, in Royan
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes28 km northeast, in SaintesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux18 km north, in SablonceauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon32 km north, in Saint-PorchaireChâteauChâteauChâteau Cos d'Estournel37 km south, in Saint-EstèpheChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons25 km east, in PonsPlaces within 40 km of Arces with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Arces
What is there to see in Arces?
The one place mapped in Arces is Château de Théon. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Arces?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée d'histoire et de la pêche de Talmont.
What well-known places are within a day out of Arces?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Phare de Cordouan (24 km), Château Lafite Rothschild (38 km), Château Mouton Rothschild (39 km), Arc de Germanicus (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 Arces, 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 (4)
- Château Lafite Rothschild: Ken Case, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château Mouton Rothschild: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Planet Exotica: Louis-Dominique 1er Spatiens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, 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.