Château de Montjourdain: Chassors’ one place to visit
Of the 9 places to visit in and around Chassors, 7 are châteaux or heritage sites. The commune itself has one place on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its centre. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. For a full day, there is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, 28 km away.
The names to know in Chassors
After Château de Montjourdain come 3 châteaux, a ruin and a museum.
ChâteauChâteau Saint-Martial4.6 km southeast, in JarnacBest 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.
Mapped around Chassors
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 8 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chassors; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 7 of the 9.
Dark: in Chassors. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Chassors, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Most famous of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, 28 km from the centre.
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême28 km east, in AngoulêmeArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSite paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente13 km southeast, in Angeac-Charente
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes33 km west, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Merpins16 km west, in Merpins
ChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux27 km south, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Oisellerie26 km east, in La CouronnePlaces within 40 km of Chassors with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Chassors
What is there to see in Chassors?
The one place mapped in Chassors is Château de Montjourdain. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chassors?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison natale de François Mitterrand.
Which places in Chassors are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Chassors is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Montjourdain.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chassors?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (28 km), Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac (9.4 km), Arc de Germanicus (33 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (33 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 Chassors, 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 (4)
- Château Saint-Martial: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Angoulême: Nicrid16, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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.