Prieuré Saint-Martial & one more place to visit in Ruffec
We list 2 places to visit in Ruffec and one within 5 km of its centre. They include 2 châteaux and an abbey. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 25 km away, is the best-known day out.
Must-know places in Ruffec
2 châteaux follow Prieuré Saint-Martial.
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 stretches to Château de Romefort, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ruffec; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Ruffec. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
First the 2 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Ruffec first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Ruffec
Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, at 25 km, heads the 8.
Places within 40 km of Ruffec with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Ruffec
What is there to see in Ruffec?
The first on our list in Ruffec are Prieuré Saint-Martial and Château de Peulorge. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ruffec?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ruffec or within 5 km.
Which places in Ruffec are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ruffec is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Prieuré Saint-Martial.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ruffec?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (25 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontgombault (16 km), Château d'Azay-le-Ferron (26 km), Argentomagus (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 Ruffec, 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.
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.