The one place to visit in Préaux is Manoir de Favry
All 5 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Préaux, with 4 more within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, 15 km off.
The names to know in Préaux
Behind Manoir de Favry on the list are 4 châteaux.
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.
Where to find them
At the edge of the map sits Château des Linières, 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Préaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Préaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Préaux, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, at 15 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Places within 40 km of Préaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Préaux
What is there to see in Préaux?
The one place mapped in Préaux is Manoir de Favry. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Préaux?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Préaux or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Préaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (15 km), Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (22 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (20 km), Château du Plessis-Bourré (38 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 Préaux, 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.