Château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne leads what is near Saint-Martial
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Saint-Martial, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Saint-Martial. Day-trippers head 36 km out to Marais poitevin.
Where to start near Saint-Martial
Following Château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne are 2 forts, 2 museums and a château.
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
Close by, the 6 mostly lie to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Martial; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Count 4 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 museums or galleries.
Dark: in Saint-Martial. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
These 6 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Camp romain de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne
Human settlement in France.
Camp romain de Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne
Human settlement in France.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Martial itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Martial → · Parks and trails in Saint-Martial →
Trips out
The 11 days out are led by Marais poitevin, 36 km away.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes36 km south, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon35 km southwest, in Saint-PorchaireChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse19 km northwest, in Val-du-Mignon
ChâteauDonjon de Niort31 km north, in NiortChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac40 km south, in CognacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Javarzay29 km east, in Chef-BoutonneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay37 km north, in ÉchiréPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Martial with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Saint-Martial
Are there attractions near Saint-Martial?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Martial itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Château de Mornay, Camp romain de Dampierre-sur-Boutonne and Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Martial?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des anciens outils et traditions agricoles and Musée du cheval et de l'art équestre.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Martial?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (36 km), Arc de Germanicus (36 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (37 km), Château de Taillebourg (28 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 Saint-Martial, 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 (2)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, 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.