Maison forte de Montherot de Balan
Fortified house located in Ain, in France.
Attractions in Balan
Photo: Parc Olympique lyonnais, AsGunReview (CC BY-SA 4.0)In Balan, Maison forte de Montherot de Balan is the place to visit
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Balan are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Balan, but 4 more are within 5 km of its centre. Parc Olympique lyonnais is worth a day, 13 km from the centre.
In Balan
1
inside the commune
Within 5 km
4
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
2
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
3
in town and nearby
Best known
Must-know places in Balan
The rest of the best known are 2 châteaux and 2 museums.
FortFortMaison forte de Montherot de Balanin townChâteauChâteauChâteau Chiloup2.7 km northwest, in DagneuxMuseumMuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire locale de Montluel4.1 km northwest, in MontluelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montluel4.5 km northwest, in MontluelMuseumMuseumApothicairerie de Montluel4 km west, in Montluel
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.
Map
The map view
The map shows most of the 4 nearby to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Balan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
What they are
Châteaux or heritage sites number 3, museums or galleries 2.
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 2 châteaux · 1 fort1 in town · 2 nearby
Dark: in Balan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Every place, in and near Balan
The one inside Balan comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Balan, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Big names nearby
The standout of the 12 is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 13 km from town.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais13 km southwest, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon22 km west, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon23 km west, in Lyon 5eGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or20 km west, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon24 km west, in Lyon 5eMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette37 km west, in Éveux
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon20 km west, in Lyon 6eMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art contemporain de Lyon20 km west, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon24 km west, in Lyon 5e
MuseumMusée des Confluences25 km southwest, in Lyon 2e
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne39 km southwest, in Vienne
MuseumGadagne23 km west, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Balan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Balan
What is there to see in Balan?
The one place mapped in Balan is Maison forte de Montherot de Balan. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Balan?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'art et d'histoire locale de Montluel and Apothicairerie de Montluel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Balan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (13 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (22 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (23 km), Parc de la Tête d'Or (20 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 Balan, 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 (7)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gadagne: Mathilde HOSPITAL (Gadagne), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.