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Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans
Attractions in Le Mans

Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, the pick of Le Mans

Among the places to visit in and near Le Mans are 12 museums, 6 gardens and 4 châteaux. 25 places to visit are mapped in Le Mans, with 9 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 7 listed historic monuments. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 4 of the places on the list. A longer outing takes you to Château du Lude, 39 km off.

Photo: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, Pepijntje (Public domain)
In Le Mans
25
inside the commune
Within 5 km
9
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
15
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
10
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
7
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Best known, in and near Le Mans

The list goes on from Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans to 2 museums, a fort and a garden.

AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mansin townMuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mansin townMuseumMusée de Tesséin townFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mansin townGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mansin townMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couturein town

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

The lie of the land

The farthest of them, Château de Rouillon, is 4.7 km out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Mans; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What kind of places

Ahead are museums or galleries (15); next, châteaux or heritage sites (10).

Museums & galleries 12 museums · 3 galleries10 in town · 5 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 4 châteaux · 2 monasteries · 2 houses · 1 fort · 1 abbey7 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens 6 gardens6 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 1 water park · 1 theme park1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town

Dark: in Le Mans. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything on the list

25 in town lead, with 9 more within 5 km of its centre after them.

The 25 places in Le Mans first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Le Mans → · Parks and trails in Le Mans →

Further afield

Names further out

Worth the drive, Château du Lude (39 km) is first of the 11.

AttractionChâteau du Lude39 km south, in Le LudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans13 km west, in Coulans-sur-GéeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches25 km northwest, in Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon20 km north, in Ballon-Saint MarsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable26 km northeast, in BonnétableChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vaulogé22 km southwest, in Fercé-sur-SartheChâteauChâteauChâteau de Verdelles35 km west, in Poillé-sur-VègreChâteauChâteauManoir de Venevelles32 km south, in Luché-PringéChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gallerande34 km south, in Luché-PringéChâteauChâteauManoir de Vrigné39 km southwest, in Juigné-sur-SartheChâteauChâteauChâteau des Carmes39 km southwest, in La Flèche

Places within 40 km of Le Mans with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Le Mans, answered

What is there to see in Le Mans?

The first on our list in Le Mans are Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, Musée des 24 Heures du Mans, Musée de Tessé and Enceinte romaine du Mans. We list 25 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Le Mans?

15 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des 24 Heures du Mans, Musée de Tessé, Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans and Musée Vert.

Which places in Le Mans are listed historic monuments?

7 places on this page in Le Mans are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, Enceinte romaine du Mans, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture and Abbaye Saint-Vincent du Mans.

What well-known places are within a day out of Le Mans?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château du Lude (39 km), Château de Coulans (13 km), Château de Sourches (25 km), Château de Ballon (20 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 Le Mans, 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 (10)

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.