Start with Monastère royal de Brou: the sights of Bourg-en-Bresse
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 9 of the 13 places on the list. Mapped in Bourg-en-Bresse are 9 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. Among the sites in town, 6 are listed historic monuments. The middle of town keeps 8 within 1 km. Allow a day for Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière, 6.7 km off.
Start here in Bourg-en-Bresse
Alongside Monastère royal de Brou you find a cathedral, a church and a museum.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brouin townCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bressein townChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brouin townMuseumMuseumMusée de Brouin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPorte des Jacobinsin townAttractionAttractionAncien hôtel de préfecture de l'Ainin townBest 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.
Where to go
Close by, the 4 mostly lie to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bourg-en-Bresse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (9) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Bourg-en-Bresse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
9 in town lead, with 4 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse
Co-cathedral located in Ain, in France.
Église Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou
Church in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
Ancien hôtel de préfecture de l'Ain
Former French administrative building.
The 9 places in Bourg-en-Bresse first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bourg-en-Bresse → · Parks and trails in Bourg-en-Bresse →
Worth the drive
Of the 12 day trips, Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière (6.7 km) is the best known.
ZooParc des oiseaux28 km southwest, in Villars-les-Dombes
MuseumChâteau des Allymes29 km southeast, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod28 km northeast, in CornodChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne23 km southwest, in Châtillon-sur-ChalaronneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Montmerle23 km north, in LescherouxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey24 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loriol17 km northwest, in ConfrançonAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay24 km southeast, in AmbronayPlaces within 40 km of Bourg-en-Bresse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Bourg-en-Bresse
What is there to see in Bourg-en-Bresse?
The first on our list in Bourg-en-Bresse are Monastère royal de Brou, Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse, Église Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou and Musée de Brou. We list 9 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bourg-en-Bresse?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de Brou and Musée de la mécanographie de Bourg-en-Bresse.
Which places in Bourg-en-Bresse are listed historic monuments?
6 places on this page in Bourg-en-Bresse are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Monastère royal de Brou, Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse, Église Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou and Porte des Jacobins.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bourg-en-Bresse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière (6.7 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (33 km), Château de Varax (13 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes (21 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 Bourg-en-Bresse, 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)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, 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.