Fort de Porh-Puns: Gâvres’ one place to visit
Most of what there is to see is museums or galleries: 9 of 15. Mapped in Gâvres is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 14. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Abbaye de la Joie, 14 km away, is the best-known day out.
Gâvres’ big names
After Fort de Porh-Puns come 5 museums.
MuseumFlore4.1 km north, in Lorient
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Port-Louis1.8 km northwest, in Port-Louis
MuseumMusée de la Compagnie des Indes1.8 km northwest, in Port-Louis
MuseumCité de la voile Éric-Tabarly4.2 km north, in Lorient
MuseumEspace Découverte du sous-marin Flore4.1 km north, in LorientBest 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 things are
On the map, most of the 14 sit to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gâvres; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (9) and châteaux or heritage sites (5).
Dark: in Gâvres. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The one inside Gâvres comes first, then 14 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis
Maritime museum in Port-Louis, France.
Espace Découverte du sous-marin Flore
Naval museum and tourist attraction in Brittany, France.
The one place in Gâvres, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Abbaye de la Joie, at 14 km, heads the 5.
ChâteauAbbaye de la Joie14 km north, in Hennebont
MuseumMusée de Préhistoire de Carnac24 km southeast, in CarnacAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé24 km northwest, in QuimperléMuseumMuseumMusée de Pont-Aven34 km northwest, in Pont-AvenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rustéphan36 km northwest, in Pont-AvenPlaces within 40 km of Gâvres with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Gâvres
What is there to see in Gâvres?
The one place mapped in Gâvres is Fort de Porh-Puns. We list 1 place in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Gâvres?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Flore, Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis, Musée de la Compagnie des Indes and Cité de la voile Éric-Tabarly.
Which places in Gâvres are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Gâvres is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Fort de Porh-Puns.
What well-known places are within a day out of Gâvres?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de la Joie (14 km), Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac (24 km), Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé (24 km), Musée de Pont-Aven (34 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 Gâvres, 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 (7)
- Flore: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Compagnie des Indes: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité de la voile Éric-Tabarly: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Espace Découverte du sous-marin Flore: user:XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de la Joie: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac: Szilas, 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.