Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon and more: what to see in Montmorillon
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 6 of its 8. We list 6 places to visit in Montmorillon and 2 within 5 km of its centre. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 5 of them. Go 15 km out for Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe.
The names to know in Montmorillon
Along with Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon, see 3 museums and 2 châteaux.
Art galleryMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillonin townMuseumMuseumCité de l'Écrit et des Métiers du Livrein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Landein townMuseumMuseumLa Préfacein townChâteauChâteauLe vieux palaisin townMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Amande et du Macaronin townBest 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.
Where things are
At 4.1 km, Écomusée du Montmorillonnais is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montmorillon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (6) and châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Montmorillon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
6 in town lead, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 6 places in Montmorillon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Montmorillon → · Parks and trails in Montmorillon →
Further afield
Start with Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 15 km off, the best known of 9.
Places within 40 km of Montmorillon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Montmorillon: questions
What is there to see in Montmorillon?
The first on our list in Montmorillon are Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon, Cité de l'Écrit et des Métiers du Livre, Château de La Lande and La Préface. We list 6 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Montmorillon?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon, Cité de l'Écrit et des Métiers du Livre, La Préface and Musée de l'Amande et du Macaron.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montmorillon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (15 km), Centrale nucléaire de Civaux (17 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontgombault (29 km), Château de Fougeret (18 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 Montmorillon, 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 (1)
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Montmorillon: VBillaudeau, 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.