Château de Chatenet: Rétaud’s one place to visit
We list one place to visit in Rétaud and 3 within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Allow a day for Arc de Germanicus, 11 km off.
The headline places in Rétaud
Then come 3 châteaux, behind Château de Chatenet.
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
Furthest out is Château de Pisany, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rétaud; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 4 in all.
Dark: in Rétaud. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Rétaud, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Arc de Germanicus (11 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes11 km northeast, in SaintesZooZooZoo de la Palmyre34 km west, in Les MathesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon18 km north, in Saint-PorchaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux12 km west, in SablonceauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg19 km north, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons18 km southeast, in Pons
FortFort Louvois40 km northwest, in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus
GardenPlanet Exotica23 km west, in RoyanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac31 km east, in CognacPlaces within 40 km of Rétaud with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Rétaud
What is there to see in Rétaud?
The one place mapped in Rétaud is Château de Chatenet. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rétaud?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Rétaud or within 5 km.
Which places in Rétaud are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Rétaud is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Chatenet.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rétaud?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (11 km), Phare de Cordouan (36 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (11 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (11 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 Rétaud, 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 (3)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, 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.