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Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre
Attractions in Laval

Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval opens Laval’s list

On foot in Laval, 22 places to visit are within 1 km of the centre. The commune itself has 27 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its centre. Look for 6 museums, 4 monasteries and 3 châteaux. Among the sites in town, 7 are listed historic monuments. Go 8.3 km out for Abbaye du Port-du-Salut.

Photo: Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre, Pippobuono (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Laval
27
inside the commune
Within 5 km
1
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
9
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
14
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
7
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Leading places in Laval

After Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval, look out for a château, a garden and an abbey.

CathedralCathedralCathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Lavalin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lavalin townGardenGardenJardin de la Perrinein townAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudrein townMuseumMusée d'Art naïf et d'Arts singuliersin townManor houseHôtel Périer du Bignonin town

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.

Map

On the map

The map stretches to Rocher d'escalade St Berthevin, 4.5 km away.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Laval; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What there is to see

Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 14 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (9).

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 3 galleries9 in town
Châteaux & heritage 4 monasteries · 3 châteaux · 3 forts · 2 abbeys · 1 cathedral · 1 manor14 in town
Gardens 2 gardens2 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 1 water park · 1 zoo2 in town
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Dark: in Laval. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

All the places to visit

The 27 inside Laval come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.

The 27 places in Laval first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Laval → · Parks and trails in Laval →

Further afield

Days out

Leading the 9 is Abbaye du Port-du-Salut, 8.3 km away; they include 5 châteaux and a monastery.

Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye du Port-du-Salut8.3 km south, in EntrammesMuseumMuseumThermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes8.8 km southeast, in EntrammesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vitré34 km west, in VitréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Hauterive9.5 km east, in ArgentréChâteauChâteauChâteau des Rochers-Sévigné30 km west, in VitréChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte-Husson18 km northeast, in Martigné-sur-MayenneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Évron29 km east, in ÉvronChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fresnay18 km northwest, in Le Bourgneuf-la-ForêtFortFortOppidum de Moulay25 km northeast, in Moulay

Places within 40 km of Laval with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Know before you go to Laval

What is there to see in Laval?

The first on our list in Laval are Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval, Château de Laval, Jardin de la Perrine and Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre. We list 27 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Laval?

9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art naïf et d'Arts singuliers, Lactopôle, Musée des sciences de Laval and Espace Alain Gerbault.

Which places in Laval are listed historic monuments?

7 places on this page in Laval are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval, Château de Laval, Hôtel Périer du Bignon and Enceinte de Laval.

What well-known places are within a day out of Laval?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (8.3 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (8.8 km), Château de Vitré (34 km), Château de Hauterive (9.5 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 Laval, 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 (6)

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.