Near Saint-Varent: Château de Thiors and other places to visit
A day out from Saint-Varent leads to Abbaye de Fontevraud, 38 km away. The commune has no place on our list of its own; 2 are within 5 km of its centre.
The first to see around Saint-Varent
The other best-known place is a château.
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 to go
At 4.3 km, Bournizeaux is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Varent; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Saint-Varent. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Varent itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Varent → · Parks and trails in Saint-Varent →
A drive away
Allow a day for Abbaye de Fontevraud, 38 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay27 km north, in Montreuil-Bellay
ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoille8.8 km north, in ThouarsAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers30 km northeast, in Les Trois-Moutiers
ChâteauChâteau d'Airvault10 km southeast, in Airvault
AttractionChâteau de Brézé34 km northeast, in Bellevigne-les-ChâteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sanzay18 km northwest, in ArgentonnayChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois de Sanzay19 km north, in Saint-Martin-de-SanzayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Purnon31 km east, in VerrueChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bonnetière25 km east, in La Chaussée
ZooParc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine33 km north, in Doué-en-AnjouPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Varent with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Saint-Varent: questions
Are there attractions near Saint-Varent?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Varent itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Thiors and Bournizeaux.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Varent?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Varent or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Varent?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Fontevraud (38 km), Château d'Oiron (13 km), Château de Montreuil-Bellay (27 km), Château des ducs de La Trémoille (8.8 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-Varent, 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 (5)
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des ducs de La Trémoille: Nicolas Raoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Airvault: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Brézé: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine: Tchouk-tchouk nougat, 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.