Éolienne Bollée opens Esvres’s list
12 of the 15 places to visit in and around Esvres are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 6 beyond the 9 in Esvres. Among the sites in town, 2 are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of the places on the list. For a full day, there is Château de Chenonceau, 22 km away.
First stops in Esvres
Next to Éolienne Bollée, the best known are 3 châteaux, an abbey and a monastery.
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.
Finding your way
Furthest from the centre is Château de Bel-Air, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Esvres; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
12 are châteaux or heritage sites; other sights come next with 2.
Dark: in Esvres. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The town has 9; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 6 more.
The 9 places in Esvres first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Start with Château de Chenonceau, 22 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionChâteau d'Amboise20 km northeast, in Amboise
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours14 km northwest, in Tours
MuseumChâteau du Clos Lucé20 km northeast, in AmboiseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry21 km west, in Villandry
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau25 km west, in Azay-le-Rideau
AttractionChâteau de Loches24 km southeast, in Loches
ChâteauChâteau de Candé9.4 km west, in Monts
AttractionChâteau de Langeais29 km west, in Langeais
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours14 km northwest, in ToursAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé38 km west, in Rigny-UsséChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours14 km northwest, in La RichePlaces within 40 km of Esvres with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Esvres
What is there to see in Esvres?
The first on our list in Esvres are Éolienne Bollée, Prieuré Saint-Pierre de Vontes, Château d'Esvres and Ancien Prieuré Saint-Pierre. We list 9 places in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Esvres?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Esvres or within 5 km.
Which places in Esvres are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Esvres are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Prieuré Saint-Pierre de Vontes and Château d'Esvres.
What well-known places are within a day out of Esvres?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Chenonceau (22 km), Château d'Amboise (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (14 km), Château du Clos Lucé (20 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 Esvres, 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 (8)
- Château d'Amboise: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Clos Lucé: Nadègevillain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Loches: Pierre Mairé, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Candé: Gilbert Bochenek, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Martin de Tours: Parsifall, 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.