What to see from Ballon: Musée automobile de Ciré d'Aunis first
Nothing on our list is in Ballon; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. On the list: 2 museums and an attraction, among others. A longer outing takes you to Fort Boyard, 21 km off.
The first to see around Ballon
Following Musée automobile de Ciré d'Aunis are an attraction 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.
The lie of the land
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ballon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Ballon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The list runs to 3 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Ballon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Fort Boyard, 21 km from the centre.
FortFort Louvois28 km southwest, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia15 km south, in RochefortChâteauChâteauChâteau Vauclair19 km northwest, in La Rochelle
FortFort de La Prée29 km northwest, in La FlotteChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon28 km southeast, in Saint-Porchaire
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle18 km northwest, in La RochellePlaces within 40 km of Ballon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Ballon
Are there attractions near Ballon?
Nothing is mapped in Ballon itself, but within 5 km there are Musée automobile de Ciré d'Aunis, La Cabane de Moins, Pôle Nature and Musée automobie de Ciré-d'Aunis.
Are there museums in or near Ballon?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée automobile de Ciré d'Aunis and Musée automobie de Ciré-d'Aunis.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ballon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (21 km), Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (19 km), Marais poitevin (38 km), Fort Énet (16 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 Ballon, 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)
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire du Bégonia: Marion1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de La Prée: Original uploader was Pep.per at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.