Château de l'Islette and more: what to see in Cheillé
Around Cheillé, the places to visit include 6 attractions, 6 châteaux and a museum. There are 5 places to visit in Cheillé, and 9 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 3 listed historic monuments. Go 29 km out for Château de Montsoreau.
The first to see in Cheillé
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau1.5 km northeast, in Azay-le-RideauBest 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.
The map view
Furthest from the centre is Musée Maurice-Dufresne, 5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cheillé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Other sights number 6, châteaux or heritage sites 6.
Dark: in Cheillé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
It starts in town with 5 places and goes on to 9 within 5 km of its centre.
7The 5 places in Cheillé first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
The pick of the 12 is Château de Montsoreau, 29 km off.
AttractionChâteau de Langeais8.6 km north, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé12 km west, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon19 km southwest, in ChinonMuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché7.3 km east, in SachéAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud31 km west, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours24 km northeast, in Tours
AttractionChâteau de Saumur39 km west, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau19 km southwest, in Lémeré
ChâteauChâteau de Candé17 km east, in MontsAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon21 km west, in AvoinePlaces within 40 km of Cheillé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Cheillé: questions
What is there to see in Cheillé?
The first on our list in Cheillé are Château de l'Islette, Château de la Cour-au-Berruyer, Château de Chéniers and Château de la Roche-en-Loire. We list 5 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cheillé?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Maurice-Dufresne.
Which places in Cheillé are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Cheillé are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de l'Islette, Château de la Cour-au-Berruyer and Château de Chéniers.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cheillé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (29 km), Château de Villandry (11 km), Château de Langeais (8.6 km), Château d'Ussé (12 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 Cheillé, 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 (7)
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Maurice-Dufresne: Guy Courtois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, 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.