From Maison du marais poitevin on: Coulon’s list
5 places to visit are mapped in Coulon, and 4 more within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 8 attractions and a museum. Marais poitevin is worth a day, 6 km from the centre.
Leading places in Coulon
Close behind Maison du marais poitevin are 5 attractions.
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.
Plotted on the map
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Coulon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Most common are other sights: 8 of 9.
Dark: in Coulon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
It starts in town with 5 places and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Coulon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Allow a day for Marais poitevin, 6 km away, the pick of 8.
ChâteauDonjon de Niort9.5 km east, in NiortChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay10 km northeast, in Échiré
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart15 km northeast, in Échiré
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve23 km northwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse16 km south, in Val-du-MignonFortFortTour Mélusine31 km northwest, in VouvantPlaces within 40 km of Coulon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Coulon: questions
What is there to see in Coulon?
The first on our list in Coulon are Maison du marais poitevin, Embarcadère La Pigouille, Embarcadère La Trigale and Embarcadère Prada. We list 5 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Coulon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison du marais poitevin.
What well-known places are within a day out of Coulon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (6 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (13 km), Donjon de Niort (9.5 km), Château de Mursay (10 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 Coulon, 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 (3)
- Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Coudray-Salbart: Apotheme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, 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.