Château du Plessis opens Casson’s list
All 5 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Casson are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 3. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. A drive of 19 km brings you to Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul.
Top of the list in Casson
4 châteaux follow Château du Plessis.
ChâteauChâteau du Chalonge2.7 km northwest, in HéricChâteauChâteauChâteau Grand'Cour4.6 km southwest, in Grandchamp-des-FontainesBest 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 map view
At 4.6 km, Château Grand'Cour is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Casson; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 5 in all.
Dark: in Casson. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Casson first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 19 km away, is the best known of the 12.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul19 km south, in Nantes
MuseumMusée d'Arts de Nantes19 km south, in Nantes
AttractionChâteau des ducs de Bretagne19 km south, in NantesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont18 km southeast, in Le Cellier
AttractionLes Machines de l'île20 km south, in NantesGardenGardenJardin japonais « Île de Versailles »18 km south, in Nantes
ChâteauChâteau de Blain18 km northwest, in Blain
AttractionPassage Pommeraye20 km south, in NantesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clisson40 km southeast, in Clisson
MuseumMusée départemental Thomas-Dobrée20 km south, in Nantes
MuseumMaillé-Brézé20 km south, in Nantes
MuseumMusée Jules-Verne21 km south, in NantesPlaces within 40 km of Casson with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Casson: your questions
What is there to see in Casson?
The first on our list in Casson are Château du Plessis and Château de la Pervenchère. We list 2 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Casson?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Casson or within 5 km.
Which places in Casson are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Casson is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Plessis.
What well-known places are within a day out of Casson?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (19 km), Musée d'Arts de Nantes (19 km), Château des ducs de Bretagne (19 km), Château de Clermont (18 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 Casson, 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 (10)
- Château du Chalonge: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul: Eusebius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Arts de Nantes: Vincent Valentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des ducs de Bretagne: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Machines de l'île: User:Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Blain: KaTeznik, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Passage Pommeraye: Julien Thibault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée départemental Thomas-Dobrée: Jibi44, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maillé-Brézé: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Jules-Verne: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5, 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.