Places to visit near Briosne-lès-Sables: Château de Bonnétable & more
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 3 of its 5. Briosne-lès-Sables itself has none of them. Further out, Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans is 23 km away.
Top of the list around Briosne-lès-Sables
Once you have seen Château de Bonnétable, try 2 châteaux, an attraction and a museum.
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 map ends at Château du Chesnay, 4.3 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Briosne-lès-Sables; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
3 of the 5 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Briosne-lès-Sables. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Briosne-lès-Sables
Its 5 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Briosne-lès-Sables itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Briosne-lès-Sables → · Parks and trails in Briosne-lès-Sables →
Around the region
Head 23 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans23 km southwest, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon12 km west, in Ballon-Saint Mars
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans28 km southwest, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée de Tessé23 km southwest, in Le MansFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans24 km southwest, in Le MansGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans23 km southwest, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches38 km west, in Saint-Symphorien
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture24 km southwest, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans24 km southwest, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans33 km southwest, in Coulans-sur-Gée
GardenArboretum de la Grand Prée27 km southwest, in Le Mans
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon37 km northwest, in AlençonPlaces within 40 km of Briosne-lès-Sables with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Briosne-lès-Sables: your questions
Are there attractions near Briosne-lès-Sables?
Nothing is mapped in Briosne-lès-Sables itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Bonnétable, Bonnétable, Château du Chesnay and Le Château du Chesnay.
Are there museums in or near Briosne-lès-Sables?
One, in town or within 5 km: Simca Passion.
What well-known places are within a day out of Briosne-lès-Sables?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (23 km), Château de Ballon (12 km), Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (28 km), Musée de Tessé (23 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 Briosne-lès-Sables, 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 des 24 Heures du Mans: Aviator12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Tessé: photo par J.-F. Gaulon statue par Ernest Christophe (1827-1892), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture: Le Mans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans: Original creater of enamel unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arboretum de la Grand Prée: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.