Château du Tremblay: Saint-Roch’s one place to visit
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 9 of the 10 places on the list. Only one place to visit is in Saint-Roch, but 9 more are within 5 km of its centre. A drive of 12 km brings you to Château de Villandry.
Start with these in Saint-Roch
3 châteaux, an attraction and a monastery follow Château du Tremblay.
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
The map ends at Aqueduc de Luynes, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Roch; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
9 of the 10 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Saint-Roch. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
10 places in all: one in town and 9 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Saint-Roch, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Roch → · Parks and trails in Saint-Roch →
Worth the drive
Best known of the 12 within reach is Château de Villandry, at 12 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours10 km southeast, in Tours
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau22 km southwest, in Azay-le-Rideau
AttractionChâteau d'Amboise31 km east, in AmboiseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chenonceau39 km east, in Chenonceaux
AttractionChâteau de Langeais18 km southwest, in Langeais
ChurchBasilique Saint-Martin de Tours9.5 km southeast, in Tours
MuseumChâteau du Clos Lucé31 km east, in AmboiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plessis-lès-Tours9 km southeast, in La RicheAttractionAttractionChâteau de Luynes6.4 km south, in LuynesAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé30 km southwest, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon40 km southwest, in ChinonPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Roch with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Saint-Roch
What is there to see in Saint-Roch?
The one place mapped in Saint-Roch is Château du Tremblay. We list 1 place in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Roch?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Roch or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Roch?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Villandry (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours (10 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (22 km), Château d'Amboise (31 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 Saint-Roch, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Gatien de Tours: Miralolotte23, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Amboise: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Château du Clos Lucé: Nadègevillain, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, 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.