Mervent to see, Château de la Citardière first
Of the 10 places to visit in and around Mervent, 8 are châteaux or heritage sites. We list 4 places to visit in Mervent and 6 within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. If you have a day, head to Marais poitevin, 22 km away.
Top of the list in Mervent
Next to Château de la Citardière, the best known are 3 châteaux, a zoo and a theme 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.
Where to find them
The farthest of them, Château de Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mervent; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
8 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 zoos, parks or other days out top the count.
Dark: in Mervent. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
In town there are 4, and the list adds 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 4 places in Mervent first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Mervent
Marais poitevin (22 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve9.2 km southwest, in Fontenay-le-ComteFortFortTour Mélusine5.7 km northwest, in Vouvant
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon34 km west, in Luçon
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart27 km southeast, in ÉchiréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay27 km southeast, in Échiré
ChâteauDonjon de Niort31 km southeast, in NiortChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière29 km west, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bressuire39 km northeast, in BressuireChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse40 km south, in Val-du-MignonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pastellière37 km north, in CombrandPlaces within 40 km of Mervent with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Mervent
What is there to see in Mervent?
The first on our list in Mervent are Château de la Citardière, Logis de la Cornelière, Natur'Zoo de Mervent and Parc de Pierre Brune. We list 4 places in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mervent?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Mervent or within 5 km.
Which places in Mervent are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Mervent is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Citardière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mervent?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (22 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (17 km), Château de Terre Neuve (9.2 km), Tour Mélusine (5.7 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 Mervent, 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
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.