Dépôt lapidaire de Loudun, 4.6 km from Basses
Museums or galleries make up 3 of the 5 places on the list. None of them is inside Basses itself. Beyond the town, the best known is Château de Montsoreau, 20 km off.
The first to see around Basses
Next to Dépôt lapidaire de Loudun, the best known are 2 museums, a château and an attraction.
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.
Map of the places
Head southwest for most of the 5 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Basses; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
3 of the 5 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Basses. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Basses itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
The pick of the 12 is Château de Montsoreau, 20 km off.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon17 km northeast, in ChinonAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé26 km northeast, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau de Saumur28 km northwest, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers8.7 km northwest, in Les Trois-Moutiers
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau36 km northeast, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau17 km northeast, in Lémeré
AttractionChâteau de Langeais38 km northeast, in LangeaisAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon21 km north, in Avoine
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur27 km northwest, in SaumurChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux23 km north, in Chouzé-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Basses with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Basses: the answers
Are there attractions near Basses?
Nothing is mapped in Basses itself, but within 5 km there are Dépôt lapidaire de Loudun, Musée Charbonneau-Lassay, Château de la Grande Jaille and Maison Natale Théophraste Renaudot.
Are there museums in or near Basses?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Dépôt lapidaire de Loudun, Musée Charbonneau-Lassay and Maison Natale Théophraste Renaudot.
What well-known places are within a day out of Basses?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (20 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (16 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (17 km), Château d'Ussé (26 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 Basses, 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 (5)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Blindés de Saumur: User:Fat yankey, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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