Écurat’s places to visit, starting with Château de la Morinerie
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 5 of the 6 places on the list. Mapped in Écurat are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. 2 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Further afield lies Arc de Germanicus, at 6.4 km.
Best known, in and near Écurat
3 châteaux, a church and a theme park follow Château de la Morinerie.
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
Head to the south for most of the 4 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Écurat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 5 of the 6.
Dark: in Écurat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Écurat first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Arc de Germanicus, 6.4 km off.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes6.8 km southeast, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg5.6 km northeast, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon9.2 km northwest, in Saint-PorchaireZooZooZoo de la Palmyre39 km west, in Les MathesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux17 km southwest, in Sablonceaux
FortFort Louvois39 km west, in Bourcefranc-le-ChapusChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac29 km east, in Cognac
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia26 km northwest, in RochefortChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons26 km southeast, in PonsGardenGardenJardin public de Cognac30 km east, in CognacPlaces within 40 km of Écurat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Écurat: the answers
What is there to see in Écurat?
The first on our list in Écurat are Château de la Morinerie and Château Beauvoir. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Écurat?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Écurat or within 5 km.
Which places in Écurat are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Écurat is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Morinerie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Écurat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (6.4 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (6.4 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (6.8 km), Château de Taillebourg (5.6 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 Écurat, 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 (3)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, 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.