What to see in Spay, from Spaycific'Zoo on
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 4 beyond the 2 in Spay. Among them are 3 châteaux, a zoo and a water park. For a longer trip, Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans lies 10 km away.
The headline places in Spay
Behind Spaycific'Zoo on the list are 3 châteaux, a water park and an attraction.
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.
Around Spay, mapped
The 4 outside town cluster to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Spay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Count 3 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 zoos, parks or other days out.
Dark: in Spay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
In town there are 2, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Spay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Head 10 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans10 km north, in Le Mans
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans5.8 km northeast, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes35 km west, in Solesmes
MuseumMusée de Tessé10 km northeast, in Le Mans
AttractionChâteau du Lude31 km south, in Le LudeFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans10 km north, in Le Mans
GardenArboretum de la Grand Prée7.4 km northeast, in Le MansGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans10 km northeast, in Le Mans
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Pierre de la Couture9.5 km northeast, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans14 km northwest, in Coulans-sur-Gée
MuseumMusée d'archéologie et d'histoire du Mans10 km north, in Le MansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches26 km northwest, in Saint-SymphorienPlaces within 40 km of Spay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Spay: questions
What is there to see in Spay?
The first on our list in Spay are Spaycific'Zoo and Wake Paradise. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Spay?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Spay or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Spay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (10 km), Musée des 24 Heures du Mans (5.8 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes (35 km), Musée de Tessé (10 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 Spay, 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
- Château du Lude: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arboretum de la Grand Prée: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 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
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