Visiting Avoine: Centrale nucléaire de Chinon and one more to see
Around Avoine, the places to visit include 12 châteaux, 10 attractions and a museum. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 22 beyond the 2 in Avoine. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Beyond the town, Château de Montsoreau sits 9.2 km away.
Start here in Avoine
Alongside Centrale nucléaire de Chinon you find 5 châteaux.
ChâteauChâteau de Coulaine3.4 km south, in Beaumont-en-VéronBest 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 they are
The farthest of them, Château des Réaux, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Avoine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites number 13, other sights 10.
Dark: in Avoine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Avoine
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 22 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Avoine first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Château de Montsoreau, at 9.2 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon6.1 km southeast, in ChinonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud11 km west, in Fontevraud-l'AbbayeAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé9.2 km northeast, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau22 km east, in Azay-le-Rideau
AttractionChâteau de Saumur20 km west, in Saumur
AttractionChâteau de Langeais21 km northeast, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry29 km northeast, in VillandryAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau16 km southeast, in Lémeré
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur20 km west, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers17 km southwest, in Les Trois-MoutiersMuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché27 km east, in SachéPlaces within 40 km of Avoine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Avoine
What is there to see in Avoine?
The first on our list in Avoine are Centrale nucléaire de Chinon and Manoir de la Baronnière. We list 2 places in town. Another 22 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Avoine?
One, in town or within 5 km: Ecomusée du Véron.
Which places in Avoine are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Avoine is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Manoir de la Baronnière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Avoine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (9.2 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (6.1 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (11 km), Château d'Ussé (9.2 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 Avoine, 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)
- Château de Coulaine: Grefeuille, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Blindés de Saumur: User:Fat yankey, 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.