Around Longèves, start with Château de Terre Neuve
6 of the 9 places to visit in and around Longèves are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Longèves itself. Beyond the town, Marais poitevin sits 21 km away.
Just outside Longèves, the best known
Beyond Château de Terre Neuve, there are a monastery, an abbey and an attraction.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve2.9 km southeast, in Fontenay-le-ComteMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Tiercelettes3.2 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte3.3 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteAttractionAttractionFontaine des Quatre Tias3.5 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteMuseumMuseumMusée Vendéen3.3 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteChâteauChâteauChâteau Baron3.4 km east, in Fontenay-le-ComteBest 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
To the east is where most of the 9 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Longèves; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
6 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Dark: in Longèves. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 9 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Longèves itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Out of town, Marais poitevin (21 km) leads 9 names to know.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon24 km west, in LuçonFortFortTour Mélusine13 km northeast, in VouvantChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière21 km west, in Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart33 km east, in ÉchiréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay31 km east, in Échiré
ChâteauDonjon de Niort34 km southeast, in NiortChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse38 km southeast, in Val-du-MignonPlaces within 40 km of Longèves with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Longèves: the answers
Are there attractions near Longèves?
Nothing is mapped in Longèves itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Terre Neuve, Couvent des Tiercelettes, Prieuré Notre-Dame de Fontenay-le-Comte and Fontaine des Quatre Tias.
Are there museums in or near Longèves?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Vendéen and L'atelier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Longèves?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (21 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (14 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (24 km), Tour Mélusine (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 Longèves, 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 (4)
- Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Coudray-Salbart: Apotheme, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Niort: Jfpnt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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