Le Faou’s draw is Atelier Galerie Le Ruisseau
5 of the 6 places to visit in and around Le Faou are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Le Faou is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 5. At 18 km, Dassault Super-Étendard is worth the journey.
Must-know places in Le Faou
Close behind Atelier Galerie Le Ruisseau are 5 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 each one is
The list reaches out to Manoir de Kerlano, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Faou; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
5 of the 6 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Le Faou. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 5 more.
The one place in Le Faou, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Of the 12 day trips, Dassault Super-Étendard (18 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper34 km south, in QuimperAttractionAttractionChâteau de Brest25 km west, in BrestChâteauChâteauChâteau de Joyeuse Garde17 km northwest, in La Forest-Landerneau
MuseumTour Tanguy26 km west, in BrestAttractionAttractionEnclos paroissial d'Argol12 km southwest, in ArgolMuseumMuseumChâteau de Kerjean31 km north, in Saint-VougayAttractionAttractionChâteau de Trévarez32 km southeast, in Saint-GoazecFortFortTour Vauban31 km west, in Camaret-sur-Mer
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Brest23 km northwest, in BrestChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Ronan de Locronan22 km south, in LocronanPlaces within 40 km of Le Faou with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Le Faou: questions and answers
What is there to see in Le Faou?
The one place mapped in Le Faou is Atelier Galerie Le Ruisseau. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Faou?
One, in town or within 5 km: Atelier Galerie Le Ruisseau.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Faou?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Dassault Super-Étendard (18 km), Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec (6.9 km), Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper (34 km), Château de Brest (25 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 Le Faou, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Corentin de Quimper: GO69, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Tanguy: S.DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Brest: Loïc Ruellan, 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.