Photo: Profdocdubellay · CC BY-SA 3.0Château de l'Hermitière opens Val-au-Perche’s list
There are 3 places to visit in Val-au-Perche, plus one within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 3 châteaux and an abbey. France lists 2 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. The best-known trip out is to Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou, 10 km away.
The headline places in Val-au-Perche
Next to Château de l'Hermitière, the best known are 2 châteaux and an abbey.
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
Furthest out is Abbaye royale des Clairets, at 6.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Val-au-Perche; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Val-au-Perche. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The 3 inside Val-au-Perche come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Val-au-Perche first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Val-au-Perche → · Parks and trails in Val-au-Perche →
The wider area
Day trips number 3; the best known is Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou, 10 km off.
Places within 40 km of Val-au-Perche with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Val-au-Perche: the answers
What is there to see in Val-au-Perche?
The first on our list in Val-au-Perche are Château de l'Hermitière, Abbaye royale des Clairets and Château de Launay. We list 3 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Val-au-Perche?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Val-au-Perche or within 5 km.
Which places in Val-au-Perche are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Val-au-Perche are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de l'Hermitière and Château de Launay.
What well-known places are within a day out of Val-au-Perche?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou (10 km), Château de Bonnétable (23 km), Château de Ballon (36 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-au-Perche, 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.