One to see in Mérignac: Château de Villars-Marange
Only one place to visit is in Mérignac, but 3 more are within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 3 châteaux and an abbey. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Set 19 km out, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême makes a day trip.
Mérignac’s best known
Following Château de Villars-Marange are 2 châteaux and an abbey.
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.
How they lie
The map puts most of the 3 to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mérignac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Mérignac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
4 places in all: one in town and 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Mérignac, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême, at 19 km.
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême19 km east, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cognac20 km west, in CognacChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Oisellerie16 km southeast, in La CouronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente12 km west, in Bourg-CharenteAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Ausone18 km east, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauDonjon de Montignac-Charente19 km northeast, in La BoixeGardenGardenJardin public de Cognac19 km west, in Cognac
ChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux25 km south, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de La Couronne17 km southeast, in La CouronneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Cybard18 km east, in AngoulêmePlaces within 40 km of Mérignac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Mérignac: questions
What is there to see in Mérignac?
The one place mapped in Mérignac is Château de Villars-Marange. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mérignac?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Mérignac or within 5 km.
Which places in Mérignac are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Mérignac is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Villars-Marange.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mérignac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (19 km), Site paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente (6.9 km), Musée d'Angoulême (19 km), Château de Cognac (20 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 Mérignac, 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)
- Musée d'Angoulême: Nicrid16, CC BY 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.