A château just outside Houssay: Château de Lavardin
There is no place to visit in Houssay; there are 5 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 châteaux, a garden and a museum. Set 34 km out, Château de Blois makes a day trip.
Leading the list near Houssay
Château de Lavardin aside, the next best known are a château, a garden 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.
The places, mapped
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Houssay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The list holds 2 châteaux, a garden and a museum.
Dark: in Houssay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
Nothing is inside Houssay itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Houssay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Most famous of the 12 is Château de Blois, 34 km from the centre.
AttractionChâteau de Blois34 km southeast, in Blois
AttractionChâteau d'Amboise37 km south, in AmboiseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme11 km northeast, in Vendôme
MuseumChâteau du Clos Lucé38 km south, in AmboiseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Chaumont-sur-Loire35 km southeast, in Chaumont-sur-LoireGardenGardenChâteau de Talcy38 km east, in TalcyCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois35 km southeast, in BloisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menars37 km east, in MenarsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montoire6.3 km west, in Montoire-sur-le-LoirGardenGardenArboretum de la Fosse7.7 km northwest, in Fontaine-les-CoteauxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Georges-du-Bois9 km west, in Saint-Martin-des-BoisAttractionAttractionChâteau de Valmer33 km south, in ChançayPlaces within 40 km of Houssay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Houssay: the answers
Are there attractions near Houssay?
Nothing is mapped in Houssay itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Lavardin, Château de Mézières, Jardin du Plessis Sasnières and Musée de Lavardin.
Are there museums in or near Houssay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de Lavardin.
What well-known places are within a day out of Houssay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Blois (34 km), Château d'Amboise (37 km), Abbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme (11 km), Château du Clos Lucé (38 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 Houssay, 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 (3)
- Château de Blois: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Amboise: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Clos Lucé: Nadègevillain, 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.