La Matrassière is Préval’s place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the one in Préval. There are 3 châteaux and an abbey to choose from. At 40 km, Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans is worth the journey.
Must-know places in Préval
Along with La Matrassière, see 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.
How they lie
To the southeast is where most of the 3 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Préval; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Préval. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Préval
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Préval, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Best known of the 6 within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, at 40 km.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans40 km southwest, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable16 km southwest, in BonnétableChâteauChâteauChâteau Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou17 km northeast, in Nogent-le-RotrouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon29 km west, in Ballon-Saint Mars
MuseumMusée de Tessé40 km southwest, in Le MansGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans39 km southwest, in Le MansPlaces within 40 km of Préval with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Préval: questions
What is there to see in Préval?
The one place mapped in Préval is La Matrassière. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Préval?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Préval or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Préval?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (40 km), Château de Bonnétable (16 km), Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou (17 km), Château de Ballon (29 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 Préval, 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 (2)
- 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
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.