La Binette and more: what to see in Bou
Of the 11 places to visit in and around Bou, 7 are châteaux or heritage sites. There are 2 places to visit in Bou, and 9 more within 5 km of its centre. Out of town, Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire is 20 km away.
What Bou is known for
Once you have seen La Binette, try 3 attractions, a ruin and a château.
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.
Mapped
The map stretches to Château de Gamereau, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bou; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (7), then other sights (4).
Dark: in Bou. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Bou
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 9 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Bou first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Head 20 km out for Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire, the best known of 12.
AttractionChâteau de Sully-sur-Loire27 km southeast, in Sully-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionNord Noratlas24 km northwest, in BricyFortFortCenabum11 km west, in Orléans
AttractionPont George-V11 km west, in Orléans
ChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire13 km east, in Châteauneuf-sur-Loire
AttractionMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans11 km west, in Orléans
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire27 km west, in Meung-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionCollégiale Saint-Aignan d'Orléans10 km west, in Orléans
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry23 km west, in Cléry-Saint-André
GardenParc Floral de la Source8.7 km west, in OrléansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boisgibault16 km southwest, in ArdonPlaces within 40 km of Bou with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Bou
What is there to see in Bou?
The first on our list in Bou are La Binette and La maison de la distillation. We list 2 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bou?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bou or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bou?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire (20 km), Château de Sully-sur-Loire (27 km), Nord Noratlas (24 km), Cenabum (11 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 Bou, 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 (7)
- Château de Sully-sur-Loire: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pont George-V: User:Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Parc Floral de la Source: Croquant, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.