Château de Sours, the place to visit in Sours
The commune itself has one place on our list; 2 others are within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Drive 9 km to reach Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres.
The first to see in Sours
The list goes on from Château de Sours to 2 châteaux.
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
The map ends at Château d'Houville-la-Branche, 4.5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Sours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 2 more.
The one place in Sours, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, at 9 km.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres9 km northwest, in Chartres
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet30 km northeast, in Rambouillet
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon19 km north, in Maintenon
MuseumMaison Picassiette7.4 km northwest, in ChartresChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont17 km northeast, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baronville11 km east, in Béville-le-ComteAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Père-en-Vallée8.5 km northwest, in ChartresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Levesville15 km northwest, in Bailleau-l'Évêque
AttractionChâteau de Dourdan33 km northeast, in DourdanAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Florentin de Bonneval31 km southwest, in BonnevalChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Celle36 km northeast, in La Celle-les-Bordes
MuseumÉcomusée des Vignerons et Artisans Drouais40 km northwest, in DreuxPlaces within 40 km of Sours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Sours: questions and answers
What is there to see in Sours?
The one place mapped in Sours is Château de Sours. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sours?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Sours or within 5 km.
Which places in Sours are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Sours is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Sours.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sours?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (9 km), Château de Rambouillet (30 km), Château de Maintenon (19 km), Maison Picassiette (7.4 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 Sours, 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 (6)
- 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
- Maison Picassiette: SD.Chatane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Dourdan: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Écomusée des Vignerons et Artisans Drouais: K.Lafont, 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.