Château de Chaon heads what Chaon has to see
3 places to visit are mapped in Chaon, and one more within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 3 châteaux and a museum. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. For a longer trip, Château de Sully-sur-Loire lies 23 km away.
The headline places in Chaon
After Château de Chaon come 2 châteaux and a museum.
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.
Where they are
At the edge of the map sits Château de la Haute Tuile, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chaon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 3 of 4.
Dark: in Chaon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Chaon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Start with Château de Sully-sur-Loire, 23 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionChâteau de Sully-sur-Loire23 km northeast, in Sully-sur-LoireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire24 km northeast, in Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire
AttractionChâteau de Gien35 km east, in Gien
ChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire28 km north, in Châteauneuf-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Verrerie34 km southeast, in OizonFortFortCenabum38 km northwest, in Orléans
AttractionPont George-V38 km northwest, in Orléans
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry39 km northwest, in Cléry-Saint-André
AttractionMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans38 km northwest, in OrléansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boisgibault30 km northwest, in ArdonAttractionAttractionChâteau des Stuarts24 km southeast, in Aubigny-sur-NèreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bon-Hôtel32 km west, in Ligny-le-RibaultPlaces within 40 km of Chaon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Chaon: questions
What is there to see in Chaon?
The first on our list in Chaon are Château de Chaon, Château de l'Hermitage and Maison du braconnage. We list 3 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chaon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison du braconnage.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chaon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Sully-sur-Loire (23 km), Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (24 km), Château de Gien (35 km), Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (28 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 Chaon, 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 (6)
- Château de Sully-sur-Loire: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Gien: Roulex_45, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pont George-V: User:Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans: Croquant, 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.