Start with Château de Rouillon: the sights of Rouillon
Around Rouillon, the places to visit include 7 museums, 4 châteaux and 3 gardens. 2 places to visit are mapped in Rouillon, with 23 more within 5 km of its centre. A longer outing takes you to Musée des 24 Heures du Mans, 7.5 km off.
Best known, in and near Rouillon
Then come 2 museums, a château and an attraction, behind Château de Rouillon.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans4.5 km east, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée de Tessé4.8 km east, in Le MansFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans4.2 km east, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans4.4 km east, in Le MansBest 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.
Finding your way
To the east lie most of the 23 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rouillon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
10 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 10.
Dark: in Rouillon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
After the 2 in town come 23 more within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans
Cathedral located in Sarthe, in France.
7Abbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture
Abbey located in Sarthe, in France.
The 2 places in Rouillon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Of the 12 day trips, Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (7.5 km) is the best known.
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans7.5 km southeast, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes37 km southwest, in SolesmesGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans5.3 km east, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans8.4 km west, in Coulans-sur-Gée
AttractionChâteau du Lude40 km south, in Le Lude
GardenArboretum de la Grand Prée8.6 km southeast, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches20 km northwest, in Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon20 km north, in Ballon-Saint Mars
ZooZoo de La Flèche39 km south, in La FlècheAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Cécile de Solesmes37 km southwest, in SolesmesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vaulogé19 km southwest, in Fercé-sur-SartheChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable29 km northeast, in BonnétablePlaces within 40 km of Rouillon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Rouillon
What is there to see in Rouillon?
The first on our list in Rouillon are Château de Rouillon and Manoir de la Futaie. We list 2 places in town. Another 23 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rouillon?
10 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de Tessé, Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans, Petite maison du patrimoine and La Fabrique.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rouillon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (7.5 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (37 km), Jardin des plantes du Mans (5.3 km), Château de Coulans (8.4 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 Rouillon, 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 (8)
- 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 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
- Musée des 24 Heures du Mans: Aviator12, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Lude: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arboretum de la Grand Prée: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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.