Visit La Vergne in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges, but 6 more are within 5 km of its centre. At 16 km, Marais poitevin is worth the journey.
Top of the list in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
After La Vergne, look out for 4 châteaux and an abbey.
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 go
The farthest of them, Musée de la charronnerie et de la tonnelerie, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
6 of the 7 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
One in town leads, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges → · Parks and trails in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges →
Day trips from Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
Head 16 km out for Marais poitevin, the best known of 10.
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve12 km west, in Fontenay-le-Comte
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon39 km west, in Luçon
ChâteauChâteau du Coudray-Salbart19 km east, in ÉchiréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mursay18 km southeast, in ÉchiréFortFortTour Mélusine14 km northwest, in Vouvant
ChâteauDonjon de Niort22 km southeast, in NiortChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Olbreuse33 km south, in Val-du-MignonChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière35 km west, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlainePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges
What is there to see in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges?
The one place mapped in Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges is La Vergne. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la charronnerie et de la tonnelerie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marais poitevin (16 km), Abbaye de Maillezais (13 km), Château de Terre Neuve (12 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (39 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 Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges, 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.