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Château des ducs de La Trémoille
Attractions in Thouars

Seeing Thouars? Begin at Château des ducs de La Trémoille

Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 8 of 12. There are 10 places to visit in Thouars, and 2 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, 6 sites are listed historic monuments. Make a day of it at Château de Montsoreau, 34 km away.

Photo: Château des ducs de La Trémoille, Nicolas Raoul (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Thouars
10
inside the commune
Within 5 km
2
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
4
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
8
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
6
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Start here in Thouars

Close behind Château des ducs de La Trémoille are 2 châteaux, 2 forts and a museum.

ChâteauChâteau des ducs de La Trémoillein townMuseumMuseumMusée Henri-Barréin townChâteauCollégiale Notre-Dame de Thouarsin townFortFortRemparts de Thouarsin townFortFortTour du Prévôtin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Marsayin town

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.

Map

The map view

The list reaches out to Château de Marsay, 6.3 km away.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Thouars; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

By kind

There are more châteaux or heritage sites (8) than anything else, then museums or galleries (4).

Museums & galleries 4 museums4 in town
Châteaux & heritage 5 châteaux · 2 forts · 1 abbey6 in town · 2 nearby

Dark: in Thouars. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything on the list

The 10 inside Thouars come first, then 2 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 10 places in Thouars first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Thouars → · Parks and trails in Thouars →

Further afield

Trips out

Head 34 km out for Château de Montsoreau, the best known of 12.

AttractionAttractionChâteau de Montsoreau34 km northeast, in MontsoreauAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud30 km northeast, in Fontevraud-l'AbbayeAttractionChâteau de Saumur33 km north, in SaumurAttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay18 km north, in Montreuil-BellayAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers23 km northeast, in Les Trois-MoutiersMuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur31 km north, in SaumurMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron12 km east, in Plaine-et-ValléesChâteauChâteauChâteau du Bois de Sanzay9.6 km north, in Saint-Martin-de-SanzayAttractionChâteau de Brézé25 km northeast, in Bellevigne-les-ChâteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sanzay17 km west, in ArgentonnayZooParc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine24 km north, in Doué-en-AnjouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ternay15 km northeast, in Ternay

Places within 40 km of Thouars with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Seeing Thouars: your questions

What is there to see in Thouars?

The first on our list in Thouars are Château des ducs de La Trémoille, Musée Henri-Barré, Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars and Remparts de Thouars. We list 10 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Thouars?

4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Henri-Barré, Centre Régional Résistance et Liberté, Chapelle Jeanne d'Arc and Écuries du Château.

Which places in Thouars are listed historic monuments?

6 places on this page in Thouars are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château des ducs de La Trémoille, Collégiale Notre-Dame de Thouars, Remparts de Thouars and Tour du Prévôt.

What well-known places are within a day out of Thouars?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (34 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (30 km), Château de Saumur (33 km), Château de Montreuil-Bellay (18 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 Thouars, 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 (7)

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.