Visit Château de Balanzac in Balanzac
The 5 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Balanzac is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Further afield, Phare de Cordouan is 31 km from the centre.
The first to see in Balanzac
Château de Balanzac aside, the next best known are 2 abbeys and 2 châteaux.
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.
The lie of the land
Furthest from the centre is Château de Ransanne, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Balanzac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 5 in all.
Dark: in Balanzac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
The one inside Balanzac comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux
Abbey located in Charente-Maritime, France.
Prieuré de Sainte-Gemme
Priory located in Charente-Maritime, in France.
The one place in Balanzac, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Balanzac
Start with Phare de Cordouan, 31 km off, the best known of 12.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes17 km east, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg18 km northeast, in Taillebourg
FortFort Louvois28 km northwest, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
GardenPlanet Exotica18 km southwest, in Royan
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia22 km northwest, in RochefortChâteauChâteauFort Lupin28 km northwest, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteFortFortFort Énet37 km northwest, in FourasPlaces within 40 km of Balanzac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Balanzac
What is there to see in Balanzac?
The one place mapped in Balanzac is Château de Balanzac. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Balanzac?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Balanzac or within 5 km.
Which places in Balanzac are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Balanzac is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Balanzac.
What well-known places are within a day out of Balanzac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Phare de Cordouan (31 km), Arc de Germanicus (17 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (16 km), Zoo de la Palmyre (26 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 Balanzac, 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)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Planet Exotica: Louis-Dominique 1er Spatiens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire du Bégonia: Marion1000, 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.