L'Houmeau’s draw is Jardin de Maillezais
Visitors to L'Houmeau can choose from 9 museums, 8 forts and 7 attractions. Only one place to visit is in L'Houmeau, but 43 more are within 5 km of its centre. The big name further out is Fort Boyard, 21 km from the centre.
Start with these in L'Houmeau
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a cathedral and a château.
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon4.1 km southeast, in La Rochelle
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle4.2 km southeast, in La RochelleBest 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
Of the 43 nearby, most are to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of L'Houmeau; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (15), then châteaux or heritage sites (14).
Dark: in L'Houmeau. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The one inside L'Houmeau comes first, then 43 more within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle
Cathedral located in Charente-Maritime, in France.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle
Museum in La Rochelle, France.
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8Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle
Natural history museum in La Rochelle, France.
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14Musée du Nouveau Monde
History museum devoted to relations between La Rochelle and the Americas, housed in the Hôtel Fleuriau.
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16Hôtel de préfecture de la Charente-Maritime
French administrative building; prefecture hotel.
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19Couvent des dames blanches
Convent located in Charente-Maritime, in France.
The one place in L'Houmeau, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 43.
The history of L'Houmeau → · Parks and trails in L'Houmeau →
Worth the drive
Fort Boyard, at 21 km, heads the 12 day trips.
FortFort de La Prée7.9 km west, in La Flotte
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon29 km north, in LuçonFortFortRedoute de Rivedoux6.5 km southwest, in Rivedoux-PlageMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Maillezais39 km northeast, in MaillezaisMuseumMuseumMusée Ernest-Cognacq14 km west, in Saint-Martin-de-RéFortFortFort Énet21 km south, in Fouras
FortFort Louvois37 km south, in Bourcefranc-le-ChapusChâteauChâteauFort Lupin29 km southeast, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia35 km southeast, in Rochefort
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefort33 km southeast, in RochefortFortFortCitadelle du Château-d'Oléron34 km south, in Le Château-d'OléronPlaces within 40 km of L'Houmeau with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting L'Houmeau: questions
What is there to see in L'Houmeau?
The one place mapped in L'Houmeau is Jardin de Maillezais. We list 1 place in town. Another 43 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near L'Houmeau?
15 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Orbigny Bernon, Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle, Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle and Musée du Nouveau Monde.
What well-known places are within a day out of L'Houmeau?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (21 km), Fort de La Prée (7.9 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (29 km), Redoute de Rivedoux (6.5 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 L'Houmeau, 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 (17)
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle: ROZE Sébastien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle: Tux-Man, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour de la Chaîne: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Saint-Nicolas: Brice Rothschild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Nouveau Monde: Tux-Man, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée protestant: Tux-Man, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de préfecture de la Charente-Maritime: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des modèles réduits: Tux-Man, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des automates: Tux-Man, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée rochelais de la Dernière Guerre: BunkerLaRochelle, 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon: GFreihalter, 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
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