Seeing Saint-Mesmin? Begin at Château de l'Hermitage
All 7 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. The commune itself has 4 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its centre. At 18 km, Puy du Fou is worth the journey.
Top of the list in Saint-Mesmin
After Château de l'Hermitage, 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.
Mapped around Saint-Mesmin
At 4.4 km, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Beauchêne is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Mesmin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 7 in all.
Dark: in Saint-Mesmin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
4 in town lead, with 3 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 4 places in Saint-Mesmin first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Mesmin → · Parks and trails in Saint-Mesmin →
Day trips from Saint-Mesmin
The standout of the 10 is Puy du Fou, 18 km from town.
Theme parkPuy du Fou18 km northwest, in Les Epesses
ChâteauChâteau du Parc-Soubise27 km west, in MouchampsChâteauChâteauAbbaye Saint-Jouin15 km north, in MauléonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pastellière7.9 km northeast, in CombrandAttractionAttractionChâteau de Tiffauges38 km northwest, in TiffaugesGardenGardenParc oriental de Maulévrier23 km north, in MaulévrierChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bressuire19 km east, in BressuireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sanzay29 km northeast, in ArgentonnayFortFortTour Mélusine25 km south, in Vouvant
ChâteauChâteau de Terre Neuve38 km south, in Fontenay-le-ComtePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Mesmin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Saint-Mesmin: the answers
What is there to see in Saint-Mesmin?
The first on our list in Saint-Mesmin are Château de l'Hermitage, Château de Lénardière, L'Audraire and La Lénardière. We list 4 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Mesmin?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Mesmin or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Mesmin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Puy du Fou (18 km), Château du Parc-Soubise (27 km), Abbaye Saint-Jouin (15 km), Château de la Pastellière (7.9 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-Mesmin, 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)
- Puy du Fou: Benoit SANSON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Parc-Soubise: Jean de Parthenay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Terre Neuve: Gdf85, 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.