Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles is Loulay’s place to visit
We list one place to visit in Loulay and 5 within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are 3 museums, 2 châteaux and an attraction. Day-trippers head 34 km out to Marais poitevin.
First stops in Loulay
After Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles come 2 museums, 2 châteaux 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.
Around Loulay, mapped
The map stretches to Château de Villeneuve-la-Comtesse, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Loulay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
3 museums or galleries and 2 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Loulay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 6 on the list
First the one in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Loulay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Loulay
Best known of the 12 within reach is Marais poitevin, at 34 km.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes35 km south, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse17 km northwest, in Val-du-Mignon
ChâteauDonjon de Niort31 km north, in Niort
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia37 km west, in RochefortChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay37 km north, in ÉchiréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Javarzay34 km east, in Chef-Boutonne
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefort37 km west, in RochefortPlaces within 40 km of Loulay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Loulay: your questions
What is there to see in Loulay?
The one place mapped in Loulay is Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Loulay?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles, Jardin de sculpture romane de Lozay and Musée départemental de l'École Publique.
What well-known places are within a day out of Loulay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (34 km), Arc de Germanicus (35 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (35 km), Château de la Roche-Courbon (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 Loulay, 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
- Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, 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.