The one place to visit in Ranton is Château de Ranton
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Ranton, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre. Set 25 km out, Château de Montsoreau makes a day trip.
Ranton’s big names
2 châteaux, a fort and a ruin follow Château de Ranton.
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.
Where each one is
The farthest of them, Prieuré Notre-Dame de Dive, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ranton; 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 Ranton. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
6 places in all: one in town and 5 within 5 km of its centre.
Église Saint-Pierre de Curçay-sur-Dive
Church located in Vienne, in France.
Prieuré Notre-Dame de Dive
Priory located in Deux-Sèvres, in France.
The one place in Ranton, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Château de Montsoreau, at 25 km.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon27 km northeast, in Chinon
AttractionChâteau de Saumur29 km north, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers11 km northeast, in Les Trois-MoutiersAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé37 km northeast, in Rigny-UsséMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron6.4 km southwest, in Plaine-et-Vallées
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay17 km northwest, in Montreuil-Bellay
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur27 km north, in SaumurAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau29 km northeast, in LémeréAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon30 km northeast, in AvoineChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux31 km northeast, in Chouzé-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Ranton with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Ranton: your questions
What is there to see in Ranton?
The one place mapped in Ranton is Château de Ranton. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ranton?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ranton or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ranton?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (25 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (21 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (27 km), Château de Saumur (29 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 Ranton, 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 (4)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saumur: Morrisjm, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Montreuil-Bellay: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.