Château d'Ars, the place to visit in Ars
We list one place to visit in Ars and 2 within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. A drive of 22 km brings you to Arc de Germanicus.
Ars’ big names
Then come 2 châteaux, behind Château d'Ars.
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 they are
The list reaches out to Château de la Garde, 4 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ars; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
All 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Ars. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 2 more.
The one place in Ars, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Arc de Germanicus, 22 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes22 km northwest, in SaintesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac22 km east, in BassacChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons14 km southwest, in PonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente13 km east, in Bourg-CharenteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg29 km northwest, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon37 km northwest, in Saint-Porchaire
ChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux26 km southeast, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSite paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente24 km east, in Angeac-CharentePlaces within 40 km of Ars with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Ars
What is there to see in Ars?
The one place mapped in Ars is Château d'Ars. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ars?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ars or within 5 km.
Which places in Ars are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ars is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château d'Ars.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ars?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (22 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (22 km), Château de Cognac (7.8 km), Jardin public de Cognac (7.9 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 Ars, 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
- Château de Barbezieux: Jack ma, 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.