Visit Château des Boulayes in Châtres
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 6 of its 8. The commune itself has one place on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. At 38 km, Musée du Louvre is worth the journey.
The headline places in Châtres
Close behind Château des Boulayes are 3 châteaux, a museum and a fort.
ChâteauChâteau royal du Vivier4 km southeast, in Fontenay-Trésigny
MuseumMusée Hippolyte-Henry4.1 km east, in Fontenay-TrésignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Combreux4.1 km northwest, in Tournan-en-BrieFortFortPorte d'En-Bas4.2 km east, in Fontenay-TrésignyChâteauChâteauChateau’form4.2 km southeast, in Fontenay-TrésignyBest 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.
Where they are
Out at 4.8 km is Lavoir des Remparts, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Châtres; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
6 of the 8 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Châtres. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
The one inside Châtres comes first, then 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Châtres, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Head 38 km out for Musée du Louvre, the best known of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris37 km northwest, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay39 km northwest, in Paris 7eTheme parkTheme parkDisneyland Paris18 km north, in Chessy
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise35 km northwest, in Paris 20eAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vaux-le-Vicomte17 km southwest, in MaincyAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault37 km northwest, in Paris 5e
MuseumHerbier36 km northwest, in Paris 5eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou37 km northwest, in Paris 4e
AttractionPanthéon37 km northwest, in Paris 5e
AttractionPalais Garnier39 km northwest, in Paris 9e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde40 km northwest, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Châtres with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Châtres
What is there to see in Châtres?
The one place mapped in Châtres is Château des Boulayes. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Châtres?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Hippolyte-Henry.
Which places in Châtres are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Châtres is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château des Boulayes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Châtres?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée du Louvre (38 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (37 km), Musée d'Orsay (39 km), Disneyland Paris (18 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 Châtres, 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 (9)
- Château royal du Vivier: Thibault Taillandier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Hippolyte-Henry: Avuxon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, 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.