What is near Brion: Château de La Roche-Gençay first
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are 2 châteaux and a museum. Allow a day for Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 39 km off.
The best known around Brion
The list goes on from Château de La Roche-Gençay to a château and a museum.
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 Brion
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brion; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Brion. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Brion
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 3 places.
Nothing is mapped in Brion itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Brion
Day trips number 12; the best known is Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 39 km off.
Theme parkFuturoscope36 km north, in Jaunay-Marigny
MuseumMusée Sainte-Croix26 km north, in PoitiersZooZooVallée des singes18 km southwest, in RomagneHistoric houseHistoric housePalais des ducs d'Aquitaine27 km north, in PoitiersAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux24 km south, in CharrouxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chambonneau11 km north, in GizayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé21 km northwest, in LigugéGardenGardenJardin des Plantes de Poitiers27 km north, in PoitiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fougeret16 km east, in QueauxPlaces within 40 km of Brion with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Brion
Are there attractions near Brion?
Nothing is mapped in Brion itself, but within 5 km there are Château de La Roche-Gençay, Château de la Laudonnière and Musée de l'Ordre de Malte.
Are there museums in or near Brion?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de l'Ordre de Malte.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brion?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (39 km), Centrale nucléaire de Civaux (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers (26 km), Futuroscope (36 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 Brion, 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 (2)
- Futuroscope: Koakoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Sainte-Croix: Danielclauzier, 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.