Just outside Chevillard: Chartreuse de Meyriat and more
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its centre. There are a monastery, a château and an attraction to choose from. Barrage de Génissiat, 19 km away, is the best-known day out.
The best known around Chevillard
Next to Chartreuse de Meyriat, the best known are a château and an attraction.
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.
Mapped around Chevillard
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chevillard; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 2 of 3.
Dark: in Chevillard. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
Its 3 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Chevillard itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chevillard → · Parks and trails in Chevillard →
Worth the drive
First of the 12 big names within reach is Barrage de Génissiat, 19 km away.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou28 km west, in Bourg-en-Bresse
MuseumChâteau des Allymes20 km southwest, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey16 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude38 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod22 km north, in CornodAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse24 km east, in LéazCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse29 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin13 km west, in PoncinAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay20 km southwest, in AmbronayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes38 km west, in Le PlantayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax34 km west, in Saint-Paul-de-VaraxPlaces within 40 km of Chevillard with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Chevillard
Are there attractions near Chevillard?
Nothing is mapped in Chevillard itself, but within 5 km there are Chartreuse de Meyriat, Château de Maillat and Sapin Président.
Are there museums in or near Chevillard?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Chevillard or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chevillard?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Barrage de Génissiat (19 km), Monastère royal de Brou (28 km), Château des Allymes (20 km), Château de Varey (16 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 Chevillard, 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 (2)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, 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.