Château de Lavaud: Rouffiac’s one place to visit
The commune itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its centre. At 13 km, Arc de Germanicus is worth the journey.
Most famous in Rouffiac
After Château de Lavaud come 2 châteaux.
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.
Places on the map
Furthest from the centre is Château de Brives, 2.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rouffiac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Rouffiac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Rouffiac, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
The standout of the 12 is Arc de Germanicus, 13 km from town.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes12 km northwest, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac13 km east, in CognacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Merpins7.6 km east, in MerpinsChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons12 km south, in PonsGardenGardenJardin public de Cognac13 km east, in CognacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg21 km northwest, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon28 km northwest, in Saint-PorchaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac30 km east, in BassacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente21 km east, in Bourg-CharenteAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux30 km west, in SablonceauxPlaces within 40 km of Rouffiac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Rouffiac: your questions
What is there to see in Rouffiac?
The one place mapped in Rouffiac is Château de Lavaud. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rouffiac?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Rouffiac or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rouffiac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (13 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (12 km), Château de Cognac (13 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 Rouffiac, 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 (1)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, 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.