The nearest draw to François: Château de Cherveux, 4 km away
The best-known day out from François is Marais poitevin, 25 km away. Nothing on our list is in François; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. On the list: a château and a garden, among others.
The first to see around François
The list goes on from Château de Cherveux to a garden.
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.
Finding your way
Château de Cherveux, 4 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of François; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Between them they are a château and a garden.
Dark: in François. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
Here are the 2 places within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in François itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Out of town, Marais poitevin (25 km) leads 10 names to know.
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart7 km northwest, in ÉchiréMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Maillezais31 km west, in MaillezaisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay9.7 km west, in Échiré
ChâteauDonjon de Niort11 km southwest, in Niort
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve37 km west, in Fontenay-le-ComteChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse30 km southwest, in Val-du-MignonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Javarzay36 km southeast, in Chef-BoutonneFortFortTour Mélusine39 km northwest, in VouvantPlaces within 40 km of François with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on François
Are there attractions near François?
Nothing is mapped in François itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Cherveux and Jardin du Coteau de Breloux.
Are there museums in or near François?
No museum or gallery is mapped in François or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of François?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (25 km), Tumulus de Bougon (21 km), Château du Coudray-Salbart (7 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (31 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 François, 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)
- Château du Coudray-Salbart: Apotheme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, 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.