Places to visit near Saires: Château de Purnon & more
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 7. None of them is inside Saires itself. Further afield, Château de Montsoreau is 39 km from the centre.
Where to start near Saires
Behind Château de Purnon on the list are 4 châteaux and a museum.
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 lie of the land
Furthest out is Château de Purnon, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saires; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 6 of the 7.
Dark: in Saires. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Saires
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saires itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Start with Château de Montsoreau, 39 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionForteresse royale de Chinon31 km north, in ChinonAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Fontevraud36 km northwest, in Fontevraud-l'Abbaye
Theme parkFuturoscope26 km south, in Jaunay-MarignyAttractionAttractionChâteau du Rivau25 km north, in LémeréCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Poitiers35 km south, in PoitiersAttractionAttractionChâteau de la Mothe-Chandeniers28 km northwest, in Les Trois-MoutiersAttractionAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Chinon38 km north, in AvoineAttractionAttractionChâteau de Richelieu15 km northeast, in RichelieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bonnetière11 km west, in La ChausséeMuseumMuseumChâteau d'Oiron25 km west, in Plaine-et-Vallées
MuseumMusée Sainte-Croix35 km south, in PoitiersPlaces within 40 km of Saires with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Saires
Are there attractions near Saires?
Nothing is mapped in Saires itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Purnon, Logis de la Haute-Porte, Château de Monts sur Guesnes and Historial du Poitou.
Are there museums in or near Saires?
One, in town or within 5 km: Historial du Poitou.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saires?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau (39 km), Forteresse royale de Chinon (31 km), Abbaye de Fontevraud (36 km), Futuroscope (26 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 Saires, 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 (3)
- Forteresse royale de Chinon: Franck Badaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Futuroscope: Koakoo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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.