Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive and more near Saint-Laon
None of our places to visit is in Saint-Laon; 4 are within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 châteaux, a fort and a ruin. Day-trippers head 27 km out to Château de Montsoreau.
Around Saint-Laon: where to begin
Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive aside, the next best known are 2 châteaux and a ruin.
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 to find them
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Laon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Saint-Laon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
All 4 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Laon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Laon → · Parks and trails in Saint-Laon →
Further away
Head 27 km out for Château de Montsoreau, the best known of 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon29 km northeast, in Chinon
AttractionChâteau de Saumur31 km north, in SaumurMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron5.1 km southwest, in Plaine-et-ValléesAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers13 km north, in Les Trois-MoutiersAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé38 km northeast, in Rigny-Ussé
AttractionChâteau de Montreuil-Bellay20 km northwest, in Montreuil-BellayAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau30 km northeast, in Lémeré
MuseumMusée des Blindés de Saumur30 km north, in SaumurAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon31 km northeast, in AvoineChâteauChâteauChâteau des Réaux33 km northeast, in Chouzé-sur-LoirePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Laon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Saint-Laon
Are there attractions near Saint-Laon?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Laon itself, but within 5 km there are Donjon de Curçay-sur-Dive, Église Saint-Pierre de Curçay-sur-Dive, Château de la Fuye and Château de Ranton.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Laon?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Laon or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Laon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (27 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (23 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (29 km), Château de Saumur (31 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 Saint-Laon, 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.