Château de la Marigny: Alexain’s one place to visit
Every one of the 5 places on the list is among the châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Alexain, with 4 more within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, Abbaye du Port-du-Salut sits 26 km away.
Where to start in Alexain
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux and an abbey.
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 shows most of the 4 nearby to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Alexain; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 5 in all.
Dark: in Alexain. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The one inside Alexain comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Alexain, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (26 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Places within 40 km of Alexain with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Alexain: questions and answers
What is there to see in Alexain?
The one place mapped in Alexain is Château de la Marigny. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Alexain?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Alexain or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Alexain?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (26 km), Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval (18 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (26 km), Château de la Motte-Husson (6.4 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 Alexain, 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.
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.