Places to visit in Saulgé, led by Donjon de Lenest
5 of the 8 places to visit in and around Saulgé are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 5 beyond the 3 in Saulgé. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Allow a day for Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 20 km off.
First stops in Saulgé
Alongside Donjon de Lenest you find 4 museums and a château.
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 map view
Head to the north for most of the 5 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saulgé; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
There are more museums or galleries (5) than anything else, then châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Saulgé. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The 3 inside Saulgé come first, then 5 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Saulgé first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Allow a day for Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, 20 km away, the pick of 8.
Places within 40 km of Saulgé with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Saulgé: questions and answers
What is there to see in Saulgé?
The first on our list in Saulgé are Donjon de Lenest, Écomusée du Montmorillonnais and Ecomusée du Montmorillonnais. We list 3 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saulgé?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Écomusée du Montmorillonnais, Ecomusée du Montmorillonnais, Cité de l'Écrit et des Métiers du Livre and La Préface.
Which places in Saulgé are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Saulgé is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Donjon de Lenest.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saulgé?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (20 km), Centrale nucléaire de Civaux (19 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontgombault (34 km), Château de Fougeret (16 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 Saulgé, 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.
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.