A château just outside Les Gours: Logis de Cherconnay
None of our places to visit is in Les Gours; 3 are within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are a château, a garden and a museum. Drive 39 km to reach Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême.
Around Les Gours: where to begin
Next to Logis de Cherconnay, the best known are a garden and a museum.
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 each one is
The map shows most of the 3 nearby to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Les Gours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Between them they are a château, a garden and a museum.
Dark: in Les Gours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 3 places.
Nothing is mapped in Les Gours itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Les Gours → · Parks and trails in Les Gours →
Further away
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (39 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême39 km southeast, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauDonjon de Montignac-Charente25 km southeast, in La BoixeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac36 km southwest, in CognacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bayers23 km east, in Aunac-sur-CharenteFortFortCastrum d'Andone26 km southeast, in VillejoubertGardenGardenJardin public de Cognac36 km southwest, in CognacAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Ausone38 km southeast, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Oisellerie40 km south, in La CouronnePlaces within 40 km of Les Gours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Les Gours
Are there attractions near Les Gours?
Nothing is mapped in Les Gours itself, but within 5 km there are Logis de Cherconnay, Jardin éphémères et maison de l'eau and Musée de l'école.
Are there museums in or near Les Gours?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de l'école.
What well-known places are within a day out of Les Gours?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (39 km), Château de Verteuil (23 km), Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac (34 km), Château de Javarzay (16 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 Les Gours, 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 (1)
- Musée d'Angoulême: Nicrid16, CC BY 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.