What to see in Le Bernard, from Dolmen de la Frébouchère on
Around Le Bernard, the places to visit include 4 attractions, an abbey and a water park. 8 places to visit are mapped in Le Bernard, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre. France lists 2 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of the places on the list. Day-trippers head 5.5 km out to Château de la Guignardière.
Le Bernard’s big names
Next to Dolmen de la Frébouchère, the best known are an attraction, an abbey and a water park.
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.
How they lie
Furthest from the centre is O'Fun Park, 5.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Bernard; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Other sights lead the count with 4; 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Le Bernard. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 10 on the list
The town has 8; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 2 more.
The 8 places in Le Bernard first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Bernard → · Parks and trails in Le Bernard →
Out of town
Worth the drive, Château de la Guignardière (5.5 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon22 km east, in LuçonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle39 km southeast, in La Rochelle
ChâteauChâteau de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire13 km west, in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
FortFort de La Prée32 km southeast, in La FlotteMuseumMuseumMusée Ernest-Cognacq27 km south, in Saint-Martin-de-RéChâteauChâteauChâteau Vauclair39 km southeast, in La RochelleAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles25 km north, in La Roche-sur-Yon
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon39 km southeast, in La RochelleChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière27 km east, in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle40 km southeast, in La Rochelle
AttractionTour de la Chaîne39 km southeast, in La RochellePlaces within 40 km of Le Bernard with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Le Bernard: questions
What is there to see in Le Bernard?
The first on our list in Le Bernard are Dolmen de la Frébouchère, Pierres Folles du Plessis, Prieuré Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste and O'Gliss Park. We list 8 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Bernard?
One, in town or within 5 km: Le Cairn - Centre préhistoire.
Which places in Le Bernard are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Le Bernard are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Dolmen de la Frébouchère and Pierres Folles du Plessis.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Bernard?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de la Guignardière (5.5 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (22 km), Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (39 km), Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (13 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 Le Bernard, 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
- Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire: Marine69, 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
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour de la Chaîne: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.