Dolmen de la Pierre Luteau is the place to visit in Ruan
For a trip from Ruan, Nord Noratlas is 18 km away. The commune itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its centre. Among them are an attraction and a museum. In town, one site is a listed historic monument.
The headline places in Ruan
The other best-known place is a museum.
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.
The layout
The farthest of them, Musée du théâtre forain, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ruan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
The list holds an attraction and a museum.
Dark: in Ruan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
The one inside Ruan comes first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Ruan, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Nord Noratlas (18 km) is the best known.
AttractionPont George-V24 km south, in Orléans
AttractionChâteau de Meung-sur-Loire36 km southwest, in Meung-sur-Loire
AttractionMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans23 km south, in Orléans
ChurchBasilique Notre-Dame de Cléry35 km south, in Cléry-Saint-André
ChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire35 km southeast, in Châteauneuf-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionCollégiale Saint-Aignan d'Orléans24 km south, in OrléansMuseumMuseumTramway de Pithiviers à Toury25 km east, in PithiviersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boisgibault36 km south, in Ardon
ChurchÉglise Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance d'Orléans24 km south, in Orléans
AttractionMusée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais23 km south, in OrléansPlaces within 40 km of Ruan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Ruan: questions
What is there to see in Ruan?
The one place mapped in Ruan is Dolmen de la Pierre Luteau. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ruan?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du théâtre forain.
Which places in Ruan are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ruan is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Dolmen de la Pierre Luteau.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ruan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Nord Noratlas (18 km), Cenabum (23 km), Pont George-V (24 km), Château de Meung-sur-Loire (36 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 Ruan, 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)
- Pont George-V: User:Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Meung-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Orléans: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Notre-Dame de Cléry: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Loire: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Notre-Dame-de-Recouvrance d'Orléans: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée historique et archéologique de l'Orléanais: Carl Ha, 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.