Tour blanche d'Issoudun opens Issoudun’s list
5 of the 9 places to visit in and around Issoudun are museums or galleries. Issoudun holds them all; none lie just outside. Among the sites in town, 5 are listed historic monuments. A short walk covers 8, all within 1 km. At 34 km, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges is worth the journey.
Most famous in Issoudun
The rest of the best known are 2 museums, a château and a fort.
FortTour blanche d'Issoudunin town
MuseumMusée de l'Hospice Saint-Rochin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Frapeslein townFortFortPorte de l'Horlogein town
MuseumHôtel-Dieu d'Issoudunin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation d'Issoudunin townBest 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.
Where to go
The outermost point is Château de Frapesle, at 1.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Issoudun; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (5) and châteaux or heritage sites (4).
Dark: in Issoudun. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The list is 9 places, all in town.
The 9 places in Issoudun first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Top of the 10 day trips: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges, at 34 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges34 km northeast, in Bourges
MuseumPalais Jacques-Cœur34 km northeast, in Bourges
ChâteauChâteau de Mehun-sur-Yèvre28 km northeast, in Mehun-sur-YèvreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lignières26 km southeast, in LignièresAttractionAttractionChâteau de Sarzay39 km south, in SarzayMuseumMuseumChâteau de Bouges27 km northwest, in Bouges-le-Château
MuseumMusée du Berry34 km northeast, in BourgesMuseumMuseumDomaine de George Sand36 km south, in Nohant-VicAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré d'Orsan34 km southeast, in MaisonnaisGardenGardenConservatoire national du Pélargonium31 km northeast, in BourgesPlaces within 40 km of Issoudun with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Issoudun
What is there to see in Issoudun?
The first on our list in Issoudun are Tour blanche d'Issoudun, Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Château de Frapesle and Porte de l'Horloge. We list 9 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Issoudun?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch, Hôtel-Dieu d'Issoudun, Artin Berry and Atelier Axel Simon.
Which places in Issoudun are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Issoudun are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Tour blanche d'Issoudun, Château de Frapesle, Porte de l'Horloge and Hôtel-Dieu d'Issoudun.
What well-known places are within a day out of Issoudun?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges (34 km), Palais Jacques-Cœur (34 km), Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre (28 km), Château de Lignières (26 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 Issoudun, 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)
- Tour blanche d'Issoudun: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Hospice Saint-Roch: Joecoolandcharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel-Dieu d'Issoudun: Joecoolandcharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Bourges: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Jacques-Cœur: Remi Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Berry: MOSSOT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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