Château de Créac'h Balbé is the place to visit in Saint-Urbain
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 7 of 9. Mapped in Saint-Urbain is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 8. A drive of 20 km brings you to Dassault Super-Étendard.
Most famous in Saint-Urbain
Then come 4 châteaux and a museum, behind Château de Créac'h Balbé.
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.
Places on the map
Furthest from the centre is Manoir de Kermadec, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Urbain; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
7 of the 9 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Saint-Urbain. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
First the one in town, then the 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Saint-Urbain, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Urbain → · Parks and trails in Saint-Urbain →
Further away
The standout of the 12 is Dassault Super-Étendard, 20 km from town.
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Brest16 km west, in Brest
MuseumTour Tanguy20 km west, in BrestFortFortTour Vauban30 km southwest, in Camaret-sur-MerGardenGardenFort du Questel23 km west, in BrestChâteauChâteauChâteau du Taureau39 km northeast, in Plouezoc'hPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Urbain with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Saint-Urbain: questions
What is there to see in Saint-Urbain?
The one place mapped in Saint-Urbain is Château de Créac'h Balbé. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Urbain?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Ti Gwechall.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Urbain?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Dassault Super-Étendard (20 km), Château de Brest (20 km), Abbaye Saint-Guénolé de Landévennec (13 km), Château de Joyeuse Garde (7 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-Urbain, 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 (2)
- Conservatoire botanique national de Brest: Loïc Ruellan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Tanguy: S.DÉNIEL, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.