Château de Boisgibault & one more place to visit in Ardon
The commune itself has 2 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Château de Chambord lies 33 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The names to know in Ardon
Then come 2 châteaux, behind Château de Boisgibault.
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 things are
At 4.8 km, Château de Cormes is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ardon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Ardon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
First the 2 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Ardon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Château de Chambord, 33 km off.
AttractionChâteau de Sully-sur-Loire37 km east, in Sully-sur-Loire
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire14 km west, in Meung-sur-LoireGardenGardenChâteau de Talcy32 km west, in Talcy
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry9.5 km west, in Cléry-Saint-AndréFortFortCenabum13 km north, in Orléans
AttractionPont George-V12 km north, in OrléansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menars39 km southwest, in Menars
AttractionMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans13 km north, in OrléansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villesavin38 km southwest, in Tour-en-SolognePlaces within 40 km of Ardon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Ardon: questions and answers
What is there to see in Ardon?
The first on our list in Ardon are Château de Boisgibault and Château de Villiers. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ardon?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ardon or within 5 km.
Which places in Ardon are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ardon is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Boisgibault.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ardon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Chambord (33 km), Nord Noratlas (23 km), Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (32 km), Château de Sully-sur-Loire (37 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 Ardon, 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 (5)
- Château de Sully-sur-Loire: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pont George-V: User:Calips, 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.