L'arche Desnoe and more: what to see in Saint-Berthevin
Around Saint-Berthevin, the places to visit include 5 museums, 4 monasteries and 3 châteaux. We list 2 places to visit in Saint-Berthevin and 24 within 5 km of its centre. A longer outing takes you to Abbaye du Port-du-Salut, 10 km off.
The headline places in Saint-Berthevin
Alongside L'arche Desnoe you find an attraction, a cathedral and a château.
AbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre4.3 km east, in LavalBest 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 they are
Out of town, most of the 24 are to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Berthevin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 13 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (8).
Dark: in Saint-Berthevin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The 2 inside Saint-Berthevin come first, then 24 more within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale de la Sainte-Trinité de Laval
Cathedral located in Mayenne, in France.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre
Abbey located in Mayenne, in France.
7Musée d'Art naïf et d'Arts singuliers
Museum in Laval, France.
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9Couvent des Carmes déchaussés de Laval
Convent located in Mayenne, in France.
14Monastère des Ursulines de Laval
Monastery located in Mayenne, in France.
Monastère des Bénédictines de Laval
Monastery located in Mayenne, in France.
Couvent de la Miséricorde de Laval
Convent located in Mayenne, in France.
The 2 places in Saint-Berthevin first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Berthevin → · Parks and trails in Saint-Berthevin →
Well-known places further afield
The standout of the 9 is Abbaye du Port-du-Salut, 10 km from town.
Places within 40 km of Saint-Berthevin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Saint-Berthevin: questions
What is there to see in Saint-Berthevin?
The first on our list in Saint-Berthevin are L'arche Desnoe and Rocher d'escalade St Berthevin. We list 2 places in town. Another 24 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Berthevin?
8 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art naïf et d'Arts singuliers, Musée des sciences de Laval, Espace Alain Gerbault and Art Cadres.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Berthevin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (10 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (12 km), Château de Vitré (29 km), Château des Rochers-Sévigné (25 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 Saint-Berthevin, 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 (5)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Coudre: Pippobuono, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art naïf et d'Arts singuliers: Romain Bréget, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel Périer du Bignon: Ikmo-ned, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des sciences de Laval: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manoir de Rouessé: Pierre-Olivier Rime, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.