🇫🇷 France
38 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Château du Lude, 40 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Château de Chenonceau — #61 of 8,133 worldwide — 100 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Château d'Angers, founded c. 850.
Every one of them stands in France — the country page shows the full national picture.
40 km south · Castle
The Château du Lude is one of the many monumental châteaux of the Loire Valley in France.
59 km south-east · Ruin
The Château de Lavardin is a ruined castle in the village and commune of Lavardin in the Loir-et-Cher department of France.
55 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Grésillon is situated 250 km to the southwest of Paris in Baugé between Angers, Le Mans and Tours in France.
47 km south-east · Castle
La Possonnière Castle, also called Château de Ronsard, belongs to the French commune of Vallée-de-Ronsard in the Loir-et-Cher department.
56 km south-west · Castle
The Château de Baugé is a castle, extensively altered and restored to create a château, in the commune of Baugé-en-Anjou in the Maine-et-Loire…
100 km south-east · Palace & château · #61 worldwide
The Château de Chenonceau is a French château spanning the river Cher, near the small village of Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
88 km south-east · Palace & château · #108 worldwide
The Château d'Amboise is a château in Amboise, in the Indre-et-Loire department of the Loire Valley in France.
97 km south-east · Palace & château · #144 worldwide
The Royal Château of Blois is a château located in the city center of Blois, Loir-et-Cher, in the Loire Valley, France.
89 km south-east · Palace & château · #247 worldwide
The Château du Clos Lucé, formerly called Manoir du Cloux, is a large château located in the center of Amboise, in the department of Indre-et-Loire,…
78 km south · Palace & château · #315 worldwide
The Château de Villandry is a grand country house located in Villandry, in the département of Indre-et-Loire, France.
82 km south-west · Palace & château · #325 worldwide
The Château d'Angers is a castle in the city of Angers in the Loire Valley, in the département of Maine-et-Loire, in France.
93 km south · Castle · #345 worldwide
The Château de Chinon is a château located on the north bank of the river Vienne in Chinon, central France.
85 km south · Palace & château · #356 worldwide
The Château d'Azay-le-Rideau is located in the town of Azay-le-Rideau in the French département of Indre-et-Loire.
94 km south-east · Castle · #390 worldwide
The Château de Chaumont, officially Château de Chaumont-sur-Loire, is a castle in Chaumont-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
84 km south · Palace & château
Ussé is a castle in the Indre-et-Loire département, in France. The stronghold at the edge of the Chinon forest overlooking the Indre Valley was first…
86 km south · Palace & château
The Château de Saumur, originally built as a castle and later developed as a château, is located in the French town of Saumur, in the Maine-et-Loire…
87 km south-west · Palace & château
The Château de Brissac is a French château in the Brissac-Quincé area of the commune of Brissac Loire Aubance, located in the department of…
+ 21 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q1476.
The Castlemap atlas maps 38 landmarks (14 castles · 20 palaces & châteaux · 4 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Le Mans, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Château du Lude, a castle 40 km south of the city centre.
Château de Chenonceau, ranked #61 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 100 km south-east from Le Mans.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Château d'Angers, founded c. 850 — 82 km south-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Tours (77 km) · Angers (82 km) · Blois (96 km) · Orléans (128 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
