A château to see in Hercé: Château du Bailleul en Herce
One place to visit is mapped in Hercé, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 2 châteaux and a garden. Further afield, Château de Fougères is 27 km from the centre.
The headline places in Hercé
Château du Bailleul en Herce aside, the next best known are a château and a garden.
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.
How they lie
The outermost point is Les jardins des Renaudies, at 4.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hercé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Hercé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The one inside Hercé comes first, then 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Hercé, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Out of town, Château de Fougères (27 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionAbbaye Blanche27 km north, in Mortain-BocageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laval39 km south, in LavalAttractionAttractionChâteau de Lassay26 km east, in Lassay-les-ChâteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte-Husson26 km southeast, in Martigné-sur-MayenneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Hauterive39 km southeast, in ArgentréFortFortOppidum de Moulay23 km southeast, in MoulayGardenGardenJardin de la Perrine40 km south, in LavalChâteauChâteauChâteau de Domfront24 km northeast, in Domfront en PoiraieChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fresnay29 km south, in Le Bourgneuf-la-ForêtPlaces within 40 km of Hercé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Hercé
What is there to see in Hercé?
The one place mapped in Hercé is Château du Bailleul en Herce. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Hercé?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Hercé or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hercé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Fougères (27 km), Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval (39 km), Jardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne (30 km), Abbaye Blanche (27 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 Hercé, 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)
- Abbaye Blanche: XXCM, 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.