In Turquant: Château de la Fessardière and one other place worth a visit
Turquant and its surroundings hold 7 châteaux, 6 attractions and 2 museums. We list 2 places to visit in Turquant and 14 within 5 km of its centre. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of them. Château de Saumur, 8.6 km away, is the best-known day out.
Turquant’s big names
3 attractions, a museum and a château follow Château de la Fessardière.
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 lie of the land
The map ends at Abbaye de Fontevraud, 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Turquant; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 7; 6 are other sights.
Dark: in Turquant. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The 2 inside Turquant come first, then 14 more within 5 km of its centre.
Château de Montsoreau
Renaissance castle in the Loire valley, France, and location of château de montsoreau-museum of contemporary art.
Collégiale Saint-Martin de Candes
Collegiate church located in Indre-et-Loire, in France.
The 2 places in Turquant first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
The standout of the 12 is Château de Saumur, 8.6 km from town.
AttractionChâteau de Saumur8.6 km northwest, in Saumur
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon17 km east, in Chinon
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur7.8 km west, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé20 km east, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau34 km east, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon11 km east, in AvoineChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux9.9 km east, in Chouzé-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry39 km east, in Villandry
AttractionChâteau de Langeais31 km northeast, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers14 km south, in Les Trois-Moutiers
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay17 km southwest, in Montreuil-Bellay
AttractionChâteau de Brézé7.9 km southwest, in Bellevigne-les-ChâteauxPlaces within 40 km of Turquant with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Turquant
What is there to see in Turquant?
The first on our list in Turquant are Château de la Fessardière and Pommes Tapées. We list 2 places in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Turquant?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Pommes Tapées, Musée d'Art moderne de Fontevraud and Le Saut aux Loups.
What well-known places are within a day out of Turquant?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Saumur (8.6 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (17 km), Musée des Blindés de Saumur (7.8 km), Château d'Ussé (20 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 Turquant, 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 Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Blindés de Saumur: User:Fat yankey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Brézé: Manfred Heyde, 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.