What is near Ballans: Château de Neuvicq-le-Château first
For a trip from Ballans, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême is 34 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its centre. Look for a château and a theme park.
The best known around Ballans
Second to Château de Neuvicq-le-Château is a theme park.
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.
Where each one is
The farthest of them, Château de Neuvicq-le-Château, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ballans; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
The list holds a château and a theme park.
Dark: in Ballans. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Ballans
Its 2 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Ballans itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Allow a day for Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, 34 km away, the pick of 12.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes32 km west, in Saintes
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême34 km southeast, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente15 km south, in Bourg-CharenteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg33 km west, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauDonjon de Montignac-Charente27 km east, in La BoixeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Merpins20 km southwest, in MerpinsPlaces within 40 km of Ballans with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Ballans: questions
Are there attractions near Ballans?
Nothing is mapped in Ballans itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Neuvicq-le-Château and Le Cep Enchanté.
Are there museums in or near Ballans?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ballans or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ballans?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (34 km), Arc de Germanicus (32 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (33 km), Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac (19 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 Ballans, 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 (2)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Angoulême: Nicrid16, CC BY 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.