Nothing in Brion itself: Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura is 4.9 km away
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 3 of its 5. Brion itself has none of them. Monastère royal de Brou is worth a day, 24 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Brion
Close behind Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura are 2 châteaux, an abbey and an attraction.
MuseumMusée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura4.9 km southeast, in NantuaAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Nantua4.8 km southeast, in NantuaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Volognat3.1 km west, in Nurieux-VolognatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Maillat4.2 km south, in MaillatAttractionAttractionMarmites3.2 km east, in Montréal-la-CluseBest 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.
How they lie
Furthest out is Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brion; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 3 of the 5.
Dark: in Brion. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Brion itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Day trips number 12; the best known is Monastère royal de Brou, 24 km off.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou24 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat24 km southeast, in FranclensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod16 km north, in CornodCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude34 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse25 km west, in Bourg-en-Bresse
MuseumChâteau des Allymes24 km southwest, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey20 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse27 km east, in LéazChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin14 km southwest, in PoncinAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay23 km southwest, in AmbronayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes38 km southwest, in Le PlantayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax32 km west, in Saint-Paul-de-VaraxPlaces within 40 km of Brion with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Brion: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Brion?
Nothing is mapped in Brion itself, but within 5 km there are Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura, Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Nantua, Château de Volognat and Château de Maillat.
Are there museums in or near Brion?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brion?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Monastère royal de Brou (24 km), Barrage de Génissiat (24 km), Château de Cornod (16 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (34 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 Brion, 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)
- Musée départemental d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura: Balerian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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