Le Château de Chézelles, the place to visit in Chezelles
We list one place to visit in Chezelles and 2 within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Château de Montsoreau, 33 km off.
Most famous in Chezelles
Then come 2 châteaux, behind Le Château de Chézelles.
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.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Château de la Brèche, is 4.3 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chezelles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
All 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Chezelles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
In town there is one, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Chezelles, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chezelles → · Parks and trails in Chezelles →
A drive away
Most famous of the 12 is Château de Montsoreau, 33 km from the centre.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon19 km northwest, in Chinon
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau21 km north, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau9.6 km northwest, in LémeréAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé23 km northwest, in Rigny-UsséAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud32 km northwest, in Fontevraud-l'AbbayeAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry31 km north, in Villandry
AttractionChâteau de Langeais29 km north, in LangeaisMuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché21 km north, in SachéAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon27 km northwest, in AvoineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu11 km southwest, in Richelieu
ChâteauChâteau de Candé31 km northeast, in MontsPlaces within 40 km of Chezelles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Chezelles
What is there to see in Chezelles?
The one place mapped in Chezelles is Le Château de Chézelles. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chezelles?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Chezelles or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chezelles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (33 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (19 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (21 km), Château du Rivau (9.6 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 Chezelles, 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
- 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.