Out from Vancé: Château de la Chênuère and more
A day out from Vancé leads to Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, 39 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its centre.
Around Vancé: where to begin
Then comes a château, behind Château de la Chênuère.
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.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Le Château, 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vancé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Both are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Vancé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
You will find both within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Vancé itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans, 39 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans39 km northwest, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme31 km east, in VendômeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Matval7.3 km east, in BonneveauChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lavardin20 km southeast, in LavardinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montoire18 km southeast, in Montoire-sur-le-LoirGardenGardenArboretum de la Fosse16 km east, in Fontaine-les-Coteaux
MuseumMusée des 24 Heures du Mans36 km northwest, in Le MansAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Georges-du-Bois18 km southeast, in Saint-Martin-des-Bois
MuseumMusée de Tessé39 km northwest, in Le MansGardenGardenJardin des plantes du Mans38 km northwest, in Le MansFortFortEnceinte romaine du Mans39 km northwest, in Le Mans
GardenArboretum de la Grand Prée35 km northwest, in Le MansPlaces within 40 km of Vancé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Vancé
Are there attractions near Vancé?
Nothing is mapped in Vancé itself, but within 5 km there are Château de la Chênuère and Le Château.
Are there museums in or near Vancé?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Vancé or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vancé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Julien du Mans (39 km), Abbaye de la Trinité de Vendôme (31 km), Château de Matval (7.3 km), Château de Lavardin (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 Vancé, 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 (4)
- 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
- Arboretum de la Grand Prée: Ixitixel, 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.