Start with Château de la Noë Bel-Air: the sights of Vallet
6 of the 7 places to visit in and around Vallet are châteaux or heritage sites. We list 6 places to visit in Vallet and one within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. A day out reaches Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 22 km away.
Vallet’s best known
Following Château de la Noë Bel-Air are 4 châteaux and a museum.
ChâteauChâteau de la Noë Bel-Airin townMuseumMuseumMaison du Muscadetin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vénérandin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Clérayin townChâteauChâteauLes écuries du Chateauin townChâteauChâteauManoir du Bois-Benoistin 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.
How they lie
Furthest from the centre is Manoir de Beauchêne, 4.3 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vallet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 7.
Dark: in Vallet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
The 6 inside Vallet come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 6 places in Vallet first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 22 km away; they include 4 châteaux and 4 attractions.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul22 km west, in NantesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clisson9 km south, in Clisson
MuseumMusée d'Arts de Nantes22 km west, in Nantes
AttractionChâteau des ducs de Bretagne22 km west, in NantesAttractionAttractionFrançois-Athanase Charette de La Contrie34 km south, in Montréverd
ChâteauChâteau de Goulaine11 km west, in Haute-GoulaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont18 km north, in Le Cellier
AttractionLes Machines de l'île23 km west, in NantesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ancenis23 km north, in Ancenis-Saint-GéréonGardenGardenJardin japonais « Île de Versailles »23 km west, in Nantes
AttractionPassage Pommeraye23 km west, in Nantes
MuseumMusée départemental Thomas-Dobrée23 km west, in NantesPlaces within 40 km of Vallet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Vallet
What is there to see in Vallet?
The first on our list in Vallet are Château de la Noë Bel-Air, Maison du Muscadet, Château de Vénérand and Château du Cléray. We list 6 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vallet?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison du Muscadet.
Which places in Vallet are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Vallet is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Noë Bel-Air.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vallet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (22 km), Château de Clisson (9 km), Musée d'Arts de Nantes (22 km), Château des ducs de Bretagne (22 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 Vallet, 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 (8)
- Château de la Noë Bel-Air: Llann Wé², 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
- Château de Goulaine: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Machines de l'île: User:Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Passage Pommeraye: Julien Thibault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée départemental Thomas-Dobrée: Jibi44, Public domain, 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.