What to see in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, from Musée de l'Île d'Oléron on
There are 5 places to visit in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, plus one within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 zoos, a museum and a château. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. A longer outing takes you to Fort Boyard, 11 km off.
Leading places in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
Beyond Musée de l'Île d'Oléron, there are 2 zoos, a château and a gallery.
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.
Where to find them
At 3.4 km, Parc Myocastors is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Most are museums or galleries, 2 in all, ahead of zoos, parks or other days out (2).
Dark: in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The 5 inside Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron → · Parks and trails in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron →
Well-known places further afield
The 12 days out are led by Fort Boyard, 11 km away.
FortFort Louvois14 km southeast, in Bourcefranc-le-ChapusZooZooZoo de la Palmyre30 km southeast, in Les MathesFortFortFort Énet15 km northeast, in FourasFortFortCitadelle du Château-d'Oléron11 km southeast, in Le Château-d'Oléron
FortFort de La Prée28 km north, in La FlotteChâteauChâteauFort Lupin22 km east, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-CharenteChâteauChâteauChâteau Vauclair28 km northeast, in La Rochelle
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle27 km northeast, in La Rochelle
MuseumConservatoire du Bégonia28 km east, in Rochefort
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon28 km northeast, in La RochellePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron
What is there to see in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron?
The first on our list in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron are Musée de l'Île d'Oléron, Château de Bonnemie, Le Marais aux Oiseaux and L'île aux images. We list 5 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'Île d'Oléron and L'île aux images.
Which places in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Bonnemie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort Boyard (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (28 km), Fort Louvois (14 km), Zoo de la Palmyre (30 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-Pierre-d'Oléron, 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)
- Fort Louvois: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de La Prée: Original uploader was Pep.per at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire du Bégonia: Marion1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, 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.