Out and about near Rancon
Au temps des lanternes is the only place we list in Rancon or within 5 km of its centre. For a day out, Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane is 25 km away. The wider area, within 40 km, adds 11, 3 museums and 2 abbeys among them.
Closest at hand
You will find Au temps des lanternes 300 m from the middle.
The map
Numbers 1 to 7 match the places below.
Rancon is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (6) than anything else, then museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Rancon. Light: the rest, within 40 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The one inside Rancon comes first, then 11 more within 40 km.
Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane
642 French civilians massacred by a German Waffen-SS company in 1944.
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges
Cathedral located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
Abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges
Abbey located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
Musée national Adrien-Dubouché
Museum in France, holds the largest collection of Limoges porcelain in the world.
Château de Saint-Germain-Beaupré
Château in Saint-Germain-Beaupré in the Creuse département of France.
Chapelle Saint-Aurélien de Limoges
Chapel located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
Abbaye Saint-Martin de Limoges
Benedictine monastery in Limoges, France.
What is in or close to Rancon comes first, then places within 40 km with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Day trips
The 11 places within 40 km on our list start here.
2BattlefieldMassacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane25 km southwest, in Oradour-sur-GlaneCathedral3CathedralCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges35 km south, in Limoges
4MuseumCentre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane26 km southwest, in Oradour-sur-GlaneAbbey5AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges34 km south, in Limoges
6MuseumMusée national Adrien-Dubouché34 km south, in LimogesChâteau7ChâteauChâteau de Fromental17 km east, in FromentalGardenGardenJardin de l'Évêché de Limoges35 km south, in LimogesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Brosse33 km north, in ChaillacAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Germain-Beaupré34 km northeast, in Saint-Germain-BeaupréMuseumMuseumChapelle Saint-Aurélien de Limoges34 km south, in LimogesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Limoges34 km south, in LimogesThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Fromental →
Before a day out in Rancon
What is there to see in Rancon?
The one place mapped in Rancon is Au temps des lanternes. We list 1 place in town.
Are there museums in or near Rancon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Au temps des lanternes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rancon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane (25 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges (35 km), Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane (26 km), Abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges (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 Rancon, 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)
- Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane: User:Dna-Dennis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane: Celeda, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national Adrien-Dubouché: Croquant, 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.