What to see in Val-du-Maine, from Château des Linières on
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 4 beyond the 2 in Val-du-Maine. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. The trip to Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes is 12 km.
Must-know places in Val-du-Maine
The list goes on from Château des Linières to 3 châteaux, an abbey and a fort.
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 of the places
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Val-du-Maine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Val-du-Maine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 6 on the list
The town has 2; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 4 more.
The 2 places in Val-du-Maine first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Val-du-Maine → · Parks and trails in Val-du-Maine →
Beyond Val-du-Maine
Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes, at 12 km, heads the 12 day trips.
Places within 40 km of Val-du-Maine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Val-du-Maine: your questions
What is there to see in Val-du-Maine?
The first on our list in Val-du-Maine are Château des Linières and Prieuré Sainte-Catherine de Varennes-l'Enfant. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Val-du-Maine?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Val-du-Maine or within 5 km.
Which places in Val-du-Maine are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Val-du-Maine are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château des Linières and Prieuré Sainte-Catherine de Varennes-l'Enfant.
What well-known places are within a day out of Val-du-Maine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (12 km), Abbaye du Port-du-Salut (26 km), Château du Plessis-Bourré (38 km), Thermes gallo-romains d'Entrammes (24 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 Val-du-Maine, 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.