Le Plantay to see, Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes first
2 places to visit are mapped in Le Plantay, and 2 more within 5 km of its centre. They include 2 châteaux, an abbey and a museum. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Travel 30 km and you reach Parc Olympique lyonnais.
Most famous in Le Plantay
Alongside Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes you find 2 châteaux and a museum.
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 Le Plantay
The outermost point is Motte castrale de Villars, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Plantay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 4.
Dark: in Le Plantay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
4 places in all: 2 in town and 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Le Plantay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Plantay → · Parks and trails in Le Plantay →
Names further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 30 km away.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais30 km south, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon34 km southwest, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon35 km southwest, in Lyon 5e
ZooParc des oiseaux5.6 km southwest, in Villars-les-Dombes
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou23 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BresseGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or32 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon36 km southwest, in Lyon 5eChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax9.7 km northeast, in Saint-Paul-de-Varax
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon33 km southwest, in Lyon 6eMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère29 km southwest, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'OrAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon36 km southwest, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art contemporain de Lyon32 km southwest, in Lyon 6ePlaces within 40 km of Le Plantay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Le Plantay: the answers
What is there to see in Le Plantay?
The first on our list in Le Plantay are Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes and Château du Plantay. We list 2 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Plantay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la Dombes de Villars-les-Dombes.
Which places in Le Plantay are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Le Plantay is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Plantay.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Plantay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (30 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (34 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (35 km), Parc des oiseaux (5.6 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 Le Plantay, 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 (6)
- 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
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, 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.