What to see in Chaveignes, from Château du Verger on
Visitors to Chaveignes can choose from 4 châteaux, 3 attractions and 2 museums. 2 places to visit are mapped in Chaveignes, with 11 more within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Day-trippers head 30 km out to Château de Montsoreau.
Chaveignes’ best known
Once you have seen Château du Verger, try 2 châteaux, an attraction and a church.
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 things are
To the southwest is where most of the 11 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chaveignes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
6 châteaux or heritage sites and 4 museums or galleries top the count.
Dark: in Chaveignes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
After the 2 in town come 11 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Chaveignes first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chaveignes → · Parks and trails in Chaveignes →
Day trips from Chaveignes
Head 30 km out for Château de Montsoreau, the best known of 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon18 km northwest, in ChinonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud28 km northwest, in Fontevraud-l'AbbayeAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau9 km north, in Lémeré
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau28 km north, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé25 km north, in Rigny-UsséAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry38 km north, in Villandry
AttractionChâteau de Langeais34 km north, in Langeais
Theme parkFuturoscope39 km south, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon26 km northwest, in AvoineAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers24 km west, in Les Trois-MoutiersMuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché29 km northeast, in SachéPlaces within 40 km of Chaveignes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Chaveignes: your questions
What is there to see in Chaveignes?
The first on our list in Chaveignes are Château du Verger and Château de la Vrillaye. We list 2 places in town. Another 11 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chaveignes?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Espace Richelieu, Musée de Richelieu, Arts'Buste and Galerie Thélème.
Which places in Chaveignes are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Chaveignes is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Verger.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chaveignes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (30 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (18 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (28 km), Château du Rivau (9 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 Chaveignes, 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 (4)
- 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 Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Futuroscope: Koakoo, 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.