Out from Curzon: Parc Floral de la Court d'Aron and more
Nothing is mapped in Curzon, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 châteaux and a theme park. At 11 km, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon is worth the journey.
The best known around Curzon
The rest of the best known are 2 châteaux.
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.
Plotted on the map
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Curzon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 2 of 3.
Dark: in Curzon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 3.
Nothing is mapped in Curzon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Leading the 12 is Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon, 11 km away; they include 4 châteaux and 3 attractions.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon11 km east, in LuçonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle34 km south, in La RochelleAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Guignardière16 km west, in Avrillé
FortFort de La Prée30 km south, in La FlotteChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière15 km east, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlaineMuseumMuseumMusée Ernest-Cognacq28 km south, in Saint-Martin-de-RéChâteauChâteauChâteau Vauclair34 km south, in La Rochelle
ChâteauChâteau de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire24 km west, in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon34 km south, in La Rochelle
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle35 km south, in La Rochelle
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve38 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles27 km northwest, in La Roche-sur-YonPlaces within 40 km of Curzon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Curzon
Are there attractions near Curzon?
Nothing is mapped in Curzon itself, but within 5 km there are Parc Floral de la Court d'Aron, Château de la Court d'Aron and Château des Voureuils.
Are there museums in or near Curzon?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Curzon or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Curzon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (34 km), Château de la Guignardière (16 km), Fort de La Prée (30 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 Curzon, 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 (6)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de La Prée: Original uploader was Pep.per at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire: Marine69, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, 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.