Les Mathes’s places to visit, starting with Zoo de la Palmyre
This is a list led by zoos, parks or other days out, 5 of its 6. Every one of them is in Les Mathes itself. Beyond the town, Phare de Cordouan sits 14 km away.
Highlights of Les Mathes
The list goes on from Zoo de la Palmyre to 2 water parks, 2 theme parks and an attraction.
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.
Plotted on the map
Centre Aquatique, 6.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Les Mathes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
5 of the 6 are zoos, parks or other days out, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Les Mathes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
All 6 are inside Les Mathes.
The 6 places in Les Mathes first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Les Mathes → · Parks and trails in Les Mathes →
Well-known places further afield
First of the 12 big names within reach is Phare de Cordouan, 14 km away.
FortFort Louvois16 km north, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
GardenPlanet Exotica14 km southeast, in RoyanChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon32 km northeast, in Saint-PorchaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux21 km east, in SablonceauxFortFortFort Énet32 km north, in Fouras
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia28 km northeast, in RochefortFortFortCitadelle du Château-d'Oléron20 km north, in Le Château-d'OléronChâteauChâteauFort Lupin29 km north, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteArchaeological siteArchaeological siteTemple du moulin du Fâ29 km southeast, in Barzan
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefort29 km northeast, in RochefortPlaces within 40 km of Les Mathes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Les Mathes
What is there to see in Les Mathes?
The first on our list in Les Mathes are Zoo de la Palmyre, Villa Le Sextant, Splash Park La Palmyre and Centre Aquatique. We list 6 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Les Mathes?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Les Mathes or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Les Mathes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Phare de Cordouan (14 km), Fort Boyard (32 km), Fort Louvois (16 km), Planet Exotica (14 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 Les Mathes, 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
- Planet Exotica: Louis-Dominique 1er Spatiens, 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.