La Roche-Rigault’s draw is Château de la Chapelle Bellouin
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 2 beyond the one in La Roche-Rigault. The mix takes in 2 châteaux and an attraction. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Travel 29 km and you reach Château de Montsoreau.
Start with these in La Roche-Rigault
Once you have seen Château de la Chapelle Bellouin, try 2 châteaux.
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.
Around La Roche-Rigault, mapped
At 3.9 km, Château du Haut-Maulay is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Roche-Rigault; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in La Roche-Rigault. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
In town there is one, and the list adds 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in La Roche-Rigault, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of La Roche-Rigault → · Parks and trails in La Roche-Rigault →
Day trips
Of the 12 day trips, Château de Montsoreau (29 km) is the best known.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon22 km north, in Chinon
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau39 km northeast, in Azay-le-RideauAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé32 km north, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau de Saumur37 km northwest, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau19 km northeast, in LémeréAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers17 km northwest, in Les Trois-Moutiers
Theme parkFuturoscope37 km southeast, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon29 km north, in Avoine
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur36 km northwest, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu12 km east, in RichelieuPlaces within 40 km of La Roche-Rigault with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in La Roche-Rigault: questions
What is there to see in La Roche-Rigault?
The one place mapped in La Roche-Rigault is Château de la Chapelle Bellouin. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near La Roche-Rigault?
No museum or gallery is mapped in La Roche-Rigault or within 5 km.
Which places in La Roche-Rigault are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in La Roche-Rigault is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Chapelle Bellouin.
What well-known places are within a day out of La Roche-Rigault?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (29 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (25 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (22 km), Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (39 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 La Roche-Rigault, 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 d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, 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.