Château de Montesson is Bais’ place to visit
From Bais, the big name within reach is Abbaye du Port-du-Salut, 40 km away. The commune itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its centre. Among them are a château and an archaeological site. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument.
What Bais is known for
Beyond Château de Montesson, there is an archaeological site.
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 map ends at Camp du Rubricaire, 4.3 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bais; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 2 in all.
Dark: in Bais. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Both on the list
The one inside Bais comes first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Bais, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Head 40 km out for Abbaye du Port-du-Salut, the best known of 12.
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon38 km northeast, in AlençonPlaces within 40 km of Bais with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Bais
What is there to see in Bais?
The one place mapped in Bais is Château de Montesson. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bais?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bais or within 5 km.
Which places in Bais are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Bais is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Montesson.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bais?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (40 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Évron (11 km), Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval (37 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (39 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 Bais, 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 (1)
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, 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.