In Bénonces, Chartreuse de Portes is the place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 2 beyond the one in Bénonces. There are 2 châteaux and a monastery to choose from. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. For a full day, there is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 39 km away.
The names to know in Bénonces
Then come 2 châteaux, behind Chartreuse de Portes.
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.
Places on the map
The farthest of them, Chartreuse de Portes, is 3.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bénonces; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Bénonces. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Bénonces, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Parc Olympique lyonnais, at 39 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais39 km west, in Décines-CharpieuAttractionAttractionAbbaye royale d’Hautecombe29 km east, in Saint-Pierre-de-CurtilleAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu21 km southeast, in Brégnier-CordonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley18 km southeast, in Belley
MuseumChâteau des Allymes17 km north, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat36 km northeast, in Franclens
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes24 km south, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus37 km southeast, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay22 km northwest, in AmbronayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey23 km north, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu39 km south, in Val-de-Virieu
ZooParc des oiseaux39 km northwest, in Villars-les-DombesPlaces within 40 km of Bénonces with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Bénonces
What is there to see in Bénonces?
The one place mapped in Bénonces is Chartreuse de Portes. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bénonces?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bénonces or within 5 km.
Which places in Bénonces are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Bénonces is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Chartreuse de Portes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bénonces?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (39 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (29 km), Cascade de Glandieu (21 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (18 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 Bénonces, 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)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, 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.