Seeing Port-Louis? Begin at Musée de la Compagnie des Indes
Visitors to Port-Louis can choose from 7 museums, 7 attractions and 3 châteaux. The commune itself has 5 places on our list; 18 others are within 5 km of its centre. On foot, 3 are within 1 km of the centre. Further afield lies Abbaye de la Joie, at 13 km.
What Port-Louis is known for
Following Musée de la Compagnie des Indes are 2 museums, a château and a gallery.
MuseumMusée de la Compagnie des Indesin town
MuseumMusée national de la Marine de Port-Louisin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kerzoin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie du coinin townAttractionAttractionObservatoire du Planctonin town
MuseumFlore2.9 km northwest, 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.
Mapped
The list reaches out to Hélice, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Port-Louis; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Count 9 museums or galleries and 7 other sights.
Dark: in Port-Louis. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
23 places in all: 5 in town and 18 within 5 km of its centre.
Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis
Maritime museum in Port-Louis, France.
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10Espace Découverte du sous-marin Flore
Naval museum and tourist attraction in Brittany, France.
The 5 places in Port-Louis first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Port-Louis → · Parks and trails in Port-Louis →
A drive away
Worth the drive, Abbaye de la Joie (13 km) is first of the 5.
ChâteauAbbaye de la Joie13 km northeast, in Hennebont
MuseumMusée de Préhistoire de Carnac25 km southeast, in CarnacAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé23 km northwest, in QuimperléMuseumMuseumMusée de Pont-Aven34 km northwest, in Pont-AvenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rustéphan35 km northwest, in Pont-AvenPlaces within 40 km of Port-Louis with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Port-Louis: questions
What is there to see in Port-Louis?
The first on our list in Port-Louis are Musée de la Compagnie des Indes, Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis, Château de Kerzo and Galerie du coin. We list 5 places in town. Another 18 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Port-Louis?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Compagnie des Indes, Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis, Galerie du coin and Flore.
What well-known places are within a day out of Port-Louis?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de la Joie (13 km), Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac (25 km), Abbaye Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé (23 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 Port-Louis, 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)
- Musée de la Compagnie des Indes: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la Marine de Port-Louis: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flore: Pline, 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
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