Visit Château de Ballon in Ballon-Saint Mars
One place to visit is mapped in Ballon-Saint Mars, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are 2 châteaux and a garden. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Further afield, Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans is 18 km from the centre.
Most famous in Ballon-Saint Mars
After Château de Ballon come a château and a garden.
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
The farthest of them, Jardin de Poésies, is 4.1 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ballon-Saint Mars; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 2 of 3.
Dark: in Ballon-Saint Mars. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Ballon-Saint Mars, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Ballon-Saint Mars → · Parks and trails in Ballon-Saint Mars →
Further away
Head 18 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans18 km south, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée de Tessé18 km south, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable14 km east, in Bonnétable
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans24 km south, in Le MansFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans18 km south, in Le MansGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans18 km south, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches27 km west, in Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans24 km southwest, in Coulans-sur-Gée
MuseumMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans19 km south, in Le Mans
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture19 km south, in Le Mans
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon31 km north, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle31 km north, in AlençonPlaces within 40 km of Ballon-Saint Mars with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Ballon-Saint Mars
What is there to see in Ballon-Saint Mars?
The one place mapped in Ballon-Saint Mars is Château de Ballon. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ballon-Saint Mars?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ballon-Saint Mars or within 5 km.
Which places in Ballon-Saint Mars are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ballon-Saint Mars is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Ballon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ballon-Saint Mars?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (18 km), Musée de Tessé (18 km), Château de Bonnétable (14 km), Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (24 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 Ballon-Saint Mars, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans: Pepijntje, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Tessé: photo par J.-F. Gaulon statue par Ernest Christophe (1827-1892), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des 24 Heures du Mans: Aviator12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans: Original creater of enamel unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture: Le Mans, CC BY 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.