Nothing mapped in Tesson itself; Château de Rioux is the nearest draw
Nothing to visit is mapped in Tesson, but 3 places are within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Arc de Germanicus, 13 km off.
Leading the list near Tesson
Beyond Château de Rioux, there are 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.
Where things are
At the edge of the map sits Château de Rioux, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Tesson; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
All 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Tesson. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 3.
Nothing is mapped in Tesson itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
The pick of the 12 is Arc de Germanicus, 13 km off.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes12 km north, in SaintesChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons10 km southeast, in PonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon25 km northwest, in Saint-PorchaireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg22 km north, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac26 km east, in CognacAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Sablonceaux20 km northwest, in SablonceauxGardenGardenJardin public de Cognac26 km east, in CognacArchaeological siteArchaeological siteTemple du moulin du Fâ21 km southwest, in Barzan
GardenPlanet Exotica28 km west, in RoyanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Merpins20 km east, in MerpinsPlaces within 40 km of Tesson with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Tesson: questions
Are there attractions near Tesson?
Nothing is mapped in Tesson itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Rioux, Château Maguier and Manoir de la Papillière.
Are there museums in or near Tesson?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Tesson or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Tesson?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (12 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (12 km), Donjon de Pons (10 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 Tesson, 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
- 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.