What to see from Sai: Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan first
Around Sai, the places to visit include 4 châteaux, 3 attractions and 2 museums. Nothing on our list is in Sai; the 11 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Go 19 km out for Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées.
The first to see around Sai
Behind Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan on the list are 3 châteaux, a church and an attraction.
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.
On the map
To the west lie most of the 11 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sai; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 6 in all, ahead of other sights (3).
Dark: in Sai. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Sai
You will find all 11 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Sai itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
The pick of the 12 is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées, 19 km off.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées19 km southeast, in Sées
AttractionChâteau de Falaise24 km northwest, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin8.9 km east, in Le Pin-au-HarasAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Almenêches8.1 km southeast, in AlmenêchesMuseumMuseumMémorial de Coudehard-Montormel14 km northeast, in Mont-OrmelAttractionAttractionAbbaye Royale de Saint-Évroult33 km east, in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-BoisAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vendeuvre28 km north, in VendeuvreChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte14 km southwest, in Joué-du-PlainAttractionAttractionChar Tigre de Vimoutiers24 km northeast, in VimoutiersMonastery or conventMonastery or conventTemple pour la paix19 km northeast, in Aubry-le-PanthouAttractionAttractionRoche d'Oëtre31 km west, in Saint-Philbert-sur-Orne
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon35 km south, in AlençonPlaces within 40 km of Sai with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Sai
Are there attractions near Sai?
Nothing is mapped in Sai itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan, Tour aux Anglais, Église Saint-Germain d'Argentan and Donjon d'Argentan.
Are there museums in or near Sai?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison des Dentelles and Musée Ferdinand Léger - André Mare.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sai?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (19 km), Château de Falaise (24 km), Haras national du Pin (8.9 km), Abbaye d'Almenêches (8.1 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 Sai, 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 (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.