Just outside Genêts: Prieuré Saint-Léonard and more
The commune has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its centre. On the list: an abbey, a château and a museum, among others. Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel lies 6.2 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Around Genêts: where to begin
Beyond Prieuré Saint-Léonard, there are a château and 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.
Plotted on the map
At the edge of the map sits Château de Chantore, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Genêts; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
2 of the 3 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Genêts. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Genêts itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Genêts
Worth the drive, Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (6.2 km) is first of the 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Combourg37 km southwest, in CombourgGardenGardenJardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne33 km southeast, in Le ChâtellierZooZooAlligator Bay9.8 km south, in BeauvoirMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye30 km northeast, in HambyeZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus20 km northeast, in Champrepus
AquariumGrand aquarium de Saint-Malo39 km west, in Saint-MaloChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnefontaine27 km south, in Val-CouesnonPlaces within 40 km of Genêts with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Genêts: your questions
Are there attractions near Genêts?
Nothing is mapped in Genêts itself, but within 5 km there are Prieuré Saint-Léonard, Château de Chantore and Écomusée de la baie du mont Saint-Michel.
Are there museums in or near Genêts?
One, in town or within 5 km: Écomusée de la baie du mont Saint-Michel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Genêts?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (6.2 km), Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches (8.1 km), Abbaye de La Lucerne (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol-de-Bretagne (26 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 Genêts, 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 (2)
- Château de Combourg: Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand aquarium de Saint-Malo: MaxTab, CC BY 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.