Château de Vaulogé: Fercé-sur-Sarthe’s one place to visit
The 5 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Fercé-sur-Sarthe, but 4 more are within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, 21 km away, is the best-known day out.
Where to start in Fercé-sur-Sarthe
Then come 4 châteaux, behind Château de Vaulogé.
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.
The lie of the land
The map puts most of the 4 to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fercé-sur-Sarthe; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
All 5 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Fercé-sur-Sarthe. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Fercé-sur-Sarthe, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Fercé-sur-Sarthe → · Parks and trails in Fercé-sur-Sarthe →
Worth the drive
First of the 12 big names within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, 21 km away.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans21 km northeast, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes21 km west, in Solesmes
AttractionChâteau du Lude32 km southeast, in Le Lude
ChâteauChâteau de Grésillon39 km south, in Baugé-en-Anjou
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans19 km east, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes21 km west, in SolesmesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans14 km north, in Coulans-sur-Gée
ZooZoo de La Flèche25 km south, in La FlècheChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches21 km north, in Saint-Symphorien
MuseumMusée de Tessé22 km northeast, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verdelles16 km west, in Poillé-sur-VègreFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans21 km northeast, in Le MansPlaces within 40 km of Fercé-sur-Sarthe with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Fercé-sur-Sarthe
What is there to see in Fercé-sur-Sarthe?
The one place mapped in Fercé-sur-Sarthe is Château de Vaulogé. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fercé-sur-Sarthe?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Fercé-sur-Sarthe or within 5 km.
Which places in Fercé-sur-Sarthe are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Fercé-sur-Sarthe is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Vaulogé.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fercé-sur-Sarthe?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (21 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (21 km), Château du Lude (32 km), Château de Grésillon (39 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 Fercé-sur-Sarthe, 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 (6)
- Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans: Pepijntje, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Lude: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Grésillon: ThomasPusch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des 24 Heures du Mans: Aviator12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoo de La Flèche: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and released under the licenses stated below. You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit me as author, Wikimedia Commons as site and follow the terms of the licenses. Could yo…, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Tessé: photo par J.-F. Gaulon statue par Ernest Christophe (1827-1892), CC BY 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.