What to see from Dercé: Logis de la Haute-Porte first
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 6 of the 8 places on the list. All of them lie outside Dercé. Travel 33 km and you reach Château de Montsoreau.
The first to see around Dercé
Close behind Logis de la Haute-Porte are 3 châteaux, an attraction 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.
The places, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Manoir de Vayolles, 4.3 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Dercé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
6 of the 8 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Dercé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
All 8 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Dercé itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Head 33 km out for Château de Montsoreau, the best known of 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon25 km north, in ChinonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud29 km northwest, in Fontevraud-l'AbbayeAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé35 km north, in Rigny-UsséAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau20 km northeast, in Lémeré
Theme parkFuturoscope32 km south, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers22 km northwest, in Les Trois-MoutiersAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon32 km north, in AvoineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu11 km northeast, in RichelieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Purnon8.4 km south, in Verrue
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur40 km northwest, in SaumurChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux34 km north, in Chouzé-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Dercé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Dercé
Are there attractions near Dercé?
Nothing is mapped in Dercé itself, but within 5 km there are Logis de la Haute-Porte, Château de la Chapelle Bellouin, Château de la Roche-du-Maine and Historial du Poitou.
Are there museums in or near Dercé?
One, in town or within 5 km: Historial du Poitou.
What well-known places are within a day out of Dercé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (33 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (25 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (29 km), Château d'Ussé (35 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 Dercé, 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)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Futuroscope: Koakoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Blindés de Saumur: User:Fat yankey, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.