Places to visit near Messas: Château de Meung-sur-Loire & more
Messas’ list takes in 6 attractions, a church and an abbey. With nothing in Messas, the list has 11 places within 5 km of its centre. Château de Chambord is worth a day, 23 km from the centre.
The names to know near Messas
Then come 3 attractions, a church and an abbey, behind Château de Meung-sur-Loire.
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire4.5 km northeast, in Meung-sur-Loire
AttractionChâteau de Dunois3.3 km south, in BeaugencyChurchChurchÉglise Notre-Dame de Beaugency3.3 km south, in BeaugencyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Beaugency3.3 km south, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionTour Saint-Firmin3.4 km south, in BeaugencyAttractionAttractionTour de l'Horloge3.3 km south, in BeaugencyBest 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
On the map, most of the 11 sit to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Messas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
6 other sights and 3 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Messas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
All 11 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Église Notre-Dame de Beaugency
Catholic religious building in Beaugency, France.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Beaugency
Abbey located in Loiret, in France.
Nothing is mapped in Messas itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Of the 12 day trips, Château de Chambord (23 km) is the best known.
AttractionChâteau de Blois34 km southwest, in BloisGardenGardenChâteau de Talcy15 km west, in TalcyAttractionAttractionNord Noratlas22 km northeast, in BricyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Cheverny37 km south, in Cheverny
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry8.8 km east, in Cléry-Saint-AndréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menars25 km southwest, in MenarsCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Blois33 km southwest, in Blois
ChâteauChâteau de châteaudun38 km northwest, in ChâteaudunChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villesavin30 km south, in Tour-en-SologneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Troussay39 km southwest, in Cheverny
AttractionChâteau de Beauregard36 km southwest, in CellettesPlaces within 40 km of Messas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Messas, answered
Are there attractions near Messas?
Nothing is mapped in Messas itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Meung-sur-Loire, Château de Dunois, Église Notre-Dame de Beaugency and Abbaye Notre-Dame de Beaugency.
Are there museums in or near Messas?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Château de Beaugency - Centre d'art Numérique and Galerie Pellieux.
What well-known places are within a day out of Messas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Chambord (23 km), Château de Blois (34 km), Château de Talcy (15 km), Nord Noratlas (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 Messas, 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 (6)
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Dunois: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Blois: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de châteaudun: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Beauregard: Gerd Eichmann, 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.