Le Cairn - Centre préhistoire is Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt’s place to visit
Around Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, the places to visit include 4 attractions, 2 archaeological sites and a museum. One place to visit is mapped in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, with 7 more within 5 km of its centre. Day-trippers head 28 km out to Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon.
Leading places in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt
Then come 2 attractions, 2 archaeological sites and a theme park, behind Le Cairn - Centre préhistoire.
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.
Mapped
Most of the 7 out of town lie to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Count 4 other sights and 2 châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt
8 places in all: one in town and 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt → · Parks and trails in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt →
Out of town
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon, 28 km away, is the best known of the 8.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon28 km east, in Luçon
ChâteauChâteau de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire7.3 km west, in Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
FortFort de La Prée35 km southeast, in La FlotteMuseumMuseumMusée Ernest-Cognacq30 km southeast, in Saint-Martin-de-RéChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Apremont37 km northwest, in ApremontAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame des Fontenelles24 km north, in La Roche-sur-YonChâteauChâteauLancelot Voisin de La Popelinière32 km east, in Sainte-Gemme-la-PlaineFortFortRedoute de Rivedoux38 km southeast, in Rivedoux-PlagePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt
What is there to see in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt?
The one place mapped in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt is Le Cairn - Centre préhistoire. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt?
One, in town or within 5 km: Le Cairn - Centre préhistoire.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Luçon (28 km), Château de Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (7.3 km), Fort de La Prée (35 km), Musée Ernest-Cognacq (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 Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt, 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 (3)
- 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
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.