A château to see in Geay: Château de Geay
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Geay are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Geay, with 8 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Further afield lies Fort Boyard, at 39 km.
The names to know in Geay
Close behind Château de Geay are 3 châteaux and 2 museums.
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 places, mapped
At 4.8 km, Lavoir de Bichebourine is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Geay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (5), then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Geay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
First the one in town, then the 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Geay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Fort Boyard (39 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes17 km southeast, in SaintesZooZooZoo de la Palmyre37 km southwest, in Les Mathes
FortFort Louvois32 km west, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia17 km northwest, in RochefortAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux19 km southwest, in Sablonceaux
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefort18 km northwest, in RochefortChâteauChâteauFort Lupin24 km northwest, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteFortFortFort Énet34 km northwest, in FourasPlaces within 40 km of Geay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Geay
What is there to see in Geay?
The one place mapped in Geay is Château de Geay. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Geay?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison des Pierreux and Musée de la Pierre.
Which places in Geay are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Geay is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Geay.
What well-known places are within a day out of Geay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (39 km), Arc de Germanicus (16 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (16 km), Château de Taillebourg (9 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 Geay, 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
- 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
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.