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Attractions in Angoulême

The one to see in Angoulême: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême

11 of the 18 places to visit in and around Angoulême are museums or galleries. We list 15 places to visit in Angoulême and 3 within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 5 are listed historic monuments. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 13 of the places on the list. Further afield lies Abbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne, at 5.7 km.

Photo: Musée d'Angoulême, Nicrid16 (CC BY 3.0)
In Angoulême
15
inside the commune
Within 5 km
3
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
11
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
7
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
5
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Top of the list in Angoulême

2 museums, 2 abbeys and a fort follow Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême.

CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulêmein townMuseumMusée d'Angoulêmein townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Ausonein townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Cybardin townMuseumMusée de la Société archéologique et historique de la Charentein townFortFortRemparts d'Angoulêmein town

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.

Map

Map of the places

The farthest of them, Musée 1900, is 4.9 km out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Angoulême; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

How the list breaks down

11 museums or galleries and 7 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.

Museums & galleries 7 museums · 4 galleries10 in town · 1 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 3 châteaux · 2 abbeys · 1 cathedral · 1 fort5 in town · 2 nearby

Dark: in Angoulême. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

All the places to visit

After the 15 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 15 places in Angoulême first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Angoulême → · Parks and trails in Angoulême →

Further afield

Trips out

Abbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne (5.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne5.7 km southwest, in La CouronneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac20 km west, in BassacChâteauChâteauDonjon de Montignac-Charente15 km north, in La BoixeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbron27 km east, in MontbronChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Mercerie18 km south, in Magnac-lès-GardesFortFortCastrum d'Andone16 km north, in VillejoubertAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Aucors31 km southeast, in Mareuil en PérigordArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSite paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente19 km west, in Angeac-CharenteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verteuil38 km north, in Verteuil-sur-CharenteChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux31 km southwest, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac38 km west, in CognacChâteauChâteauDonjon de Marthon23 km east, in Marthon

Places within 40 km of Angoulême with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Your questions on Angoulême

What is there to see in Angoulême?

The first on our list in Angoulême are Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, Musée d'Angoulême, Abbaye Saint-Ausone and Abbaye de Saint-Cybard. We list 15 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Angoulême?

11 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Angoulême, Musée de la Société archéologique et historique de la Charente, Musée du papier d'Angoulême and Musée de la résistance et de la déportation d'Angoulême.

Which places in Angoulême are listed historic monuments?

5 places on this page in Angoulême are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, Abbaye de Saint-Cybard, Remparts d'Angoulême and Logis de la Tourgarnier.

What well-known places are within a day out of Angoulême?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne (5.7 km), Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac (20 km), Donjon de Montignac-Charente (15 km), Château de Montbron (27 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 Angoulême, 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)

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.