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Théâtre à l'italienne de La Roche-sur-Yon
Attractions in La Roche-sur-Yon

Places to visit in La Roche-sur-Yon, led by Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles

The middle of La Roche-sur-Yon has 18 places to visit within 1 km. 25 places to visit are mapped in La Roche-sur-Yon, and one more within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 15 attractions, 5 museums and 4 châteaux. In town, 4 sites are listed historic monuments. Make a day of it at François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie, 23 km away.

Photo: Théâtre à l'italienne de La Roche-sur-Yon, Selbymay (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In La Roche-sur-Yon
25
inside the commune
Within 5 km
1
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
6
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
5
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
4
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

What La Roche-sur-Yon is known for

Then come 3 attractions, a museum and a church, behind Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles.

AttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenellesin townAttractionThéâtre à l'italienne de La Roche-sur-Yonin townMuseumMusée municipal de La Roche-sur-Yonin townChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yonin townAttractionAttractionPlace Napoléonin townAttractionAttractionHaras de la Vendéein town

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.

Map

The map view

The map ends at Potager extraordinaire (ancien Centre Beautour), 5.5 km out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Roche-sur-Yon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The types of place

Most are other sights, 15 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (6).

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 gallery6 in town
Châteaux & heritage 4 châteaux · 1 church4 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 15 attractions15 in town

Dark: in La Roche-sur-Yon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything to see

The 25 inside La Roche-sur-Yon come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.

The 25 places in La Roche-sur-Yon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of La Roche-sur-Yon → · Parks and trails in La Roche-sur-Yon →

Further afield

Around the region

François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie (23 km) leads the 8 big names within reach.

AttractionAttractionFrançois-Athanase Charette de La Contrie23 km north, in MontréverdAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon31 km southeast, in LuçonAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Guignardière22 km south, in AvrilléChâteauChâteau du Parc-Soubise30 km northeast, in MouchampsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Apremont25 km west, in ApremontChâteauChâteau de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire27 km southwest, in Talmont-Saint-HilaireChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière31 km southeast, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Commequiers33 km west, in Commequiers

Places within 40 km of La Roche-sur-Yon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

What visitors ask about La Roche-sur-Yon

What is there to see in La Roche-sur-Yon?

The first on our list in La Roche-sur-Yon are Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles, Théâtre à l'italienne de La Roche-sur-Yon, Musée municipal de La Roche-sur-Yon and Église Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon. We list 25 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near La Roche-sur-Yon?

6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée municipal de La Roche-sur-Yon, Pavillon Renaissance, La Gâterie (Art contemporain) and Musée de la Roche-sur-Yon - Espace Malraux.

Which places in La Roche-sur-Yon are listed historic monuments?

4 places on this page in La Roche-sur-Yon are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Abbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles, Théâtre à l'italienne de La Roche-sur-Yon, Église Saint-Louis de La Roche-sur-Yon and Pavillon Renaissance.

What well-known places are within a day out of La Roche-sur-Yon?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: François-Athanase Charette de La Contrie (23 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (31 km), Château de la Guignardière (22 km), Château du Parc-Soubise (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 La Roche-sur-Yon, 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 (5)

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.