Château de La Guérinière: Guesnes’ one place to visit
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 5. Mapped in Guesnes is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Drive 36 km to reach Château de Montsoreau.
Best known, in and near Guesnes
Behind Château de La Guérinière on the list are 2 châteaux, a garden 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
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Guesnes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 5.
Dark: in Guesnes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Guesnes
After the one in town come 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Guesnes, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Worth the drive, Château de Montsoreau (36 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon31 km north, in Chinon
Theme parkFuturoscope30 km southeast, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau27 km northeast, in LémeréAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers24 km northwest, in Les Trois-MoutiersCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers38 km southeast, in PoitiersAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon37 km north, in Avoine
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay35 km northwest, in Montreuil-BellayMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron19 km west, in Plaine-et-ValléesChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux39 km north, in Chouzé-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu18 km northeast, in RichelieuPlaces within 40 km of Guesnes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Guesnes: your questions
What is there to see in Guesnes?
The one place mapped in Guesnes is Château de La Guérinière. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Guesnes?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison de l'Acadie.
Which places in Guesnes are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Guesnes is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de La Guérinière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Guesnes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (36 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (33 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (31 km), Futuroscope (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 Guesnes, 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
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.