Vieux-Château des Essarts heads what Essarts-en-Bocage has to see
We list 3 places to visit in Essarts-en-Bocage and one within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. A longer outing takes you to François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie, 16 km off.
Essarts-en-Bocage’s best known
Behind Vieux-Château des Essarts on the list are 3 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.
The lie of the land
The farthest of them, Château de la Bralière, is 6.2 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Essarts-en-Bocage; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Essarts-en-Bocage. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 4 on the list
First the 3 in town, then one within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Essarts-en-Bocage first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Essarts-en-Bocage → · Parks and trails in Essarts-en-Bocage →
Worth the drive
Of the 10 day trips, François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie (16 km) is the best known.
Theme parkPuy du Fou27 km northeast, in Les Epesses
ChâteauChâteau du Parc-Soubise12 km east, in MouchampsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clisson35 km north, in Clisson
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon36 km south, in LuçonAttractionAttractionChâteau de Tiffauges29 km north, in TiffaugesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Apremont38 km west, in ApremontAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles22 km southwest, in La Roche-sur-YonAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Guignardière39 km southwest, in AvrilléChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière34 km south, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlainePlaces within 40 km of Essarts-en-Bocage with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Essarts-en-Bocage
What is there to see in Essarts-en-Bocage?
The first on our list in Essarts-en-Bocage are Vieux-Château des Essarts, Château de Grissay and Château de la Bralière. We list 3 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Essarts-en-Bocage?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Essarts-en-Bocage or within 5 km.
Which places in Essarts-en-Bocage are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Essarts-en-Bocage is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Vieux-Château des Essarts.
What well-known places are within a day out of Essarts-en-Bocage?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie (16 km), Puy du Fou (27 km), Château du Parc-Soubise (12 km), Château de Clisson (35 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 Essarts-en-Bocage, 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 (3)
- Puy du Fou: Benoit SANSON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Parc-Soubise: Jean de Parthenay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon: GFreihalter, 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.