Start with Maison du Transbordeur: the sights of Échillais
Échillais’ list takes in 14 museums, 11 attractions and 2 abbeys. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 27 beyond the 4 in Échillais. Within 1 km of the middle there are 2 of them. The trip to Fort Boyard is 23 km.
First stops in Échillais
Along with Maison du Transbordeur, see 2 museums, 2 attractions and an abbey.
MuseumMaison du Transbordeurin townMuseumMuseumMusée du jouet ancienin townAttractionAttractionLa Maison du Transbordeurin townAttractionAttractionDassault Mirage IVin town
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia2.5 km north, in RochefortAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Trizay3.9 km southeast, in TrizayBest 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 puts most of the 27 to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Échillais; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Count 16 museums or galleries and 11 other sights.
Dark: in Échillais. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 31 on the list
31 places in all: 4 in town and 27 within 5 km of its centre.
7Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort
Rochefort branch of the French National naval Museum.
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16Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort
Church located in Charente-Maritime, in France.
The 4 places in Échillais first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Échillais → · Parks and trails in Échillais →
Bigger names, a drive away
Fort Boyard, at 23 km, heads the 12.
FortFort Louvois18 km west, in Bourcefranc-le-ChapusChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon15 km southeast, in Saint-PorchaireChâteauChâteauFort Lupin8.6 km northwest, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteFortFortFort Énet18 km northwest, in Fouras
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes31 km southeast, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg25 km east, in TaillebourgPlaces within 40 km of Échillais with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Échillais: questions
What is there to see in Échillais?
The first on our list in Échillais are Maison du Transbordeur, Musée du jouet ancien, La Maison du Transbordeur and Dassault Mirage IV. We list 4 places in town. Another 27 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Échillais?
16 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison du Transbordeur, Musée du jouet ancien, Conservatoire du Bégonia and Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort.
What well-known places are within a day out of Échillais?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (23 km), Phare de Cordouan (39 km), Arc de Germanicus (31 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (31 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 Échillais, 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 (11)
- Maison du Transbordeur: Maison du Transbordeur, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire du Bégonia: Marion1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la Marine de Rochefort: yoyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de Pierre Loti à Rochefort: Jean-Marie Dumont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Hèbre de Saint-Clément: Jean-Marie Dumont, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de l'Ancienne École de médecine navale: Peccadille, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Vieille Paroisse: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Commerces d'autrefois: Serge Lacotte, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ancienne église Notre-Dame de Rochefort: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, 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.