Château d'Oranville opens Persac’s list
The 6 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. We list 3 places to visit in Persac and 3 within 5 km of its centre. 2 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Beyond the town, the best known is Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 27 km off.
Highlights of Persac
Close behind Château d'Oranville are 5 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.
The places, mapped
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Persac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 6 in all.
Dark: in Persac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Persac first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
The standout of the 12 is Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 27 km from town.
MuseumMusée Sainte-Croix38 km northwest, in PoitiersHistoric houseHistoric housePalais des ducs d'Aquitaine39 km northwest, in PoitiersAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur de Charroux32 km southwest, in CharrouxZooZooVallée des singes34 km west, in RomagneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Ligugé35 km northwest, in LigugéChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chambonneau25 km northwest, in GizayGardenGardenJardin des Plantes de Poitiers39 km northwest, in PoitiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Touffou32 km north, in BonnesGardenGardenParc de Blossac39 km northwest, in PoitiersPlaces within 40 km of Persac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Persac
What is there to see in Persac?
The first on our list in Persac are Château d'Oranville, Château de la Brulonnière and Château de La Mothe. We list 3 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Persac?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Persac or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Persac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (27 km), Centrale nucléaire de Civaux (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers (38 km), Musée Sainte-Croix (38 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 Persac, 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 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.