What to see in Plassay, from Musée de la Pierre on
Mapped in Plassay are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 7. The commonest are 5 châteaux, 3 attractions and 2 museums. For a longer trip, Arc de Germanicus lies 11 km away.
What Plassay is known for
Behind Musée de la Pierre on the list are 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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.
On the map
Of the 7 nearby, most are to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Plassay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (5) and other sights (3).
Dark: in Plassay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
The 3 inside Plassay come first, then 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Plassay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Top of the 12 day trips: Arc de Germanicus, at 11 km.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes12 km southeast, in SaintesZooZooZoo de la Palmyre37 km southwest, in Les MathesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux16 km southwest, in Sablonceaux
FortFort Louvois35 km west, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia21 km northwest, in RochefortChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac34 km southeast, in Cognac
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Rochefort22 km northwest, in RochefortChâteauChâteauFort Lupin28 km northwest, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
GardenPlanet Exotica31 km southwest, in RoyanPlaces within 40 km of Plassay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Plassay
What is there to see in Plassay?
The first on our list in Plassay are Musée de la Pierre, Galaxie des pierres levées and La Devaudrie. We list 3 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Plassay?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Pierre and Maison des Pierreux.
What well-known places are within a day out of Plassay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (11 km), Château de Taillebourg (6.4 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (12 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 Plassay, 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 (5)
- 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
- Planet Exotica: Louis-Dominique 1er Spatiens, 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.