The one place to visit in Gallardon is Tour de l'Épaule
We list one place to visit in Gallardon and 2 within 5 km of its centre. Among them are a château, an attraction and a museum. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Beyond the town, the best known is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, 17 km off.
Gallardon’s best known
After Tour de l'Épaule, look out for an attraction and a museum.
ChâteauTour de l'Épaulein townAttractionAttractionVélorails Du Pays Chartrain1 km south, in Bailleau-ArmenonvilleMuseumMuseumMusée Ateliers des Pionniers1 km south, in Bailleau-ArmenonvilleBest 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.
The lie of the land
The outermost point is Musée Ateliers des Pionniers, at 1 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gallardon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
It comes down to a château, an attraction and a museum.
Dark: in Gallardon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
One in town leads, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Gallardon, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Gallardon → · Parks and trails in Gallardon →
A drive away
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (17 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres17 km southwest, in Chartres
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet16 km northeast, in Rambouillet
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon10 km northwest, in MaintenonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux34 km northeast, in Magny-les-HameauxChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont5.9 km east, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dampierre30 km northeast, in Dampierre-en-Yvelines
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux33 km northwest, in DreuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baronville9.4 km south, in Béville-le-Comte
MuseumMaison Picassiette16 km southwest, in Chartres
Theme parkFrance miniature34 km northeast, in Élancourt
AttractionChâteau de Dourdan24 km east, in DourdanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beynes39 km north, in BeynesPlaces within 40 km of Gallardon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Gallardon
What is there to see in Gallardon?
The one place mapped in Gallardon is Tour de l'Épaule. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Gallardon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Ateliers des Pionniers.
Which places in Gallardon are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Gallardon is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Tour de l'Épaule.
What well-known places are within a day out of Gallardon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (17 km), Château de Rambouillet (16 km), Château de Maintenon (10 km), Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux (34 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 Gallardon, 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 (8)
- Tour de l'Épaule: Christophe Jacquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres: BT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Rambouillet: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maintenon: Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Picassiette: SD.Chatane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- France miniature: Henry Salomé (Jaser !) 18:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Dourdan: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.