Chambray-lès-Tours’s places to visit, starting with Youpimom
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 17 of 23. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 18 beyond the 5 in Chambray-lès-Tours. A day out reaches Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours, 6 km away.
Must-know places in Chambray-lès-Tours
The list goes on from Youpimom to 4 châteaux and a zoo.
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 outermost point is Nanza, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chambray-lès-Tours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (17); next, zoos, parks or other days out (2).
Dark: in Chambray-lès-Tours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
5 in town lead, with 18 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
11The 5 places in Chambray-lès-Tours first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chambray-lès-Tours → · Parks and trails in Chambray-lès-Tours →
Further afield
Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours6 km north, in ToursAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry14 km west, in VillandryAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chenonceau27 km east, in Chenonceaux
AttractionChâteau d'Amboise22 km east, in Amboise
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau20 km southwest, in Azay-le-Rideau
MuseumChâteau du Clos Lucé23 km east, in Amboise
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours5.9 km north, in Tours
ChâteauChâteau de Candé5.9 km southwest, in MontsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours5.7 km northwest, in La Riche
AttractionChâteau de Langeais23 km west, in Langeais
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Tours6 km north, in Tours
AttractionChâteau de Tours6.2 km north, in ToursPlaces within 40 km of Chambray-lès-Tours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Chambray-lès-Tours
What is there to see in Chambray-lès-Tours?
The first on our list in Chambray-lès-Tours are Youpimom, Château de la Branchoire, Château du Bois des Hâtes and Ferme Pédagogique Ma Petite Madelaine. We list 5 places in town. Another 18 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chambray-lès-Tours?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Classe musée René Granger and Nanza.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chambray-lès-Tours?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (6 km), Château de Villandry (14 km), Château de Chenonceau (27 km), Château d'Amboise (22 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 Chambray-lès-Tours, 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 (10)
- Château de Beaulieu: DeakyEnTouraine, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Amboise: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Clos Lucé: Nadègevillain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours: Casper Moller, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tours: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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