Start with Château de Chavigny: the sights of Lerné
6 of the 10 places to visit in and around Lerné are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 8 beyond the 2 in Lerné. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Travel 9.8 km and you reach Château de Montsoreau.
Leading places in Lerné
Alongside Château de Chavigny you find 2 museums, an attraction and a château.
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.
Places on the map
Musée Rabelais, Maison La Devinière marks the outer edge, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lerné; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Count 6 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 museums or galleries.
Dark: in Lerné. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
After the 2 in town come 8 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Lerné first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Start with Château de Montsoreau, 9.8 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon9.8 km east, in ChinonAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé18 km northeast, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau de Saumur20 km northwest, in Saumur
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau30 km northeast, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers7.9 km southwest, in Les Trois-MoutiersAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon11 km north, in AvoineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry38 km northeast, in Villandry
AttractionChâteau de Langeais30 km northeast, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau16 km east, in LémeréChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux13 km north, in Chouzé-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Lerné with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Lerné
What is there to see in Lerné?
The first on our list in Lerné are Château de Chavigny and Picroboule. We list 2 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lerné?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Picroboule and Musée Rabelais, Maison La Devinière.
Which places in Lerné are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Lerné is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Chavigny.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lerné?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (9.8 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (6.9 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (9.8 km), Château d'Ussé (18 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 Lerné, 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 de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, 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
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.