Château de Merpins leads what is near Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 5. Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac itself has none of them. Beyond the town, Arc de Germanicus sits 19 km away.
Top of the list around Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac
2 châteaux, a museum and an attraction follow Château de Merpins.
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 ends at Château de Dion, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 3 of the 5.
Dark: in Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
You will find all 5 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac → · Parks and trails in Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac →
Big names nearby
Leading the 12 is Arc de Germanicus, 19 km away; they include 6 châteaux and an attraction.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes18 km west, in SaintesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac23 km east, in BassacChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons17 km southwest, in PonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg25 km northwest, in TaillebourgChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente14 km east, in Bourg-CharenteChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon34 km northwest, in Saint-Porchaire
ChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux31 km southeast, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilaireArchaeological siteArchaeological siteSite paléontologique d'Angeac-Charente25 km east, in Angeac-CharentePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Merpins, Château de Dion, Château de la Garde and Parc des Expositions de Cognac.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac?
One, in town or within 5 km: Parc des Expositions de Cognac.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (19 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (19 km), Château de Cognac (5.4 km), Jardin public de Cognac (5.7 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 Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac, 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.