Just outside Semallé: Château de Montigny and more
Every one of the 5 places on the list is among the châteaux or heritage sites. Semallé itself has none of them. Drive 15 km to reach Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées.
Where to start near Semallé
Next to Château de Montigny, the best known are 4 châteaux.
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.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Château de Chemoitou, 4.2 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Semallé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
All 5 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Semallé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 5 places.
Nothing is mapped in Semallé itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
The pick of the 9 is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées, 15 km off.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées15 km north, in Sées
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon7.1 km southwest, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle6.9 km southwest, in AlençonChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin29 km north, in Le Pin-au-HarasAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan33 km northwest, in ArgentanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon33 km south, in Ballon-Saint MarsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Almenêches25 km north, in AlmenêchesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable39 km southeast, in BonnétableChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte32 km northwest, in Joué-du-PlainPlaces within 40 km of Semallé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Semallé
Are there attractions near Semallé?
Nothing is mapped in Semallé itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Montigny, Château d'Aché, Château des Loges and Château de Chemoitou.
Are there museums in or near Semallé?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Semallé or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Semallé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (15 km), Hôtel de ville d'Alençon (7.1 km), Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle (6.9 km), Haras national du Pin (29 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 Semallé, 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
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., 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.