Out from Mérignat: Château de Poncin and more
Nothing is mapped in Mérignat, but 11 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 6 châteaux, 3 attractions and 2 museums. Monastère royal de Brou, 21 km away, is the best-known day out.
The best known around Mérignat
Then come 3 châteaux, an attraction and a museum, behind Château de Poncin.
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.
How they lie
Out at 5 km is Château de la Tour, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mérignat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (6); next, other sights (3).
Dark: in Mérignat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
The list runs to 11 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Mérignat itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
The standout of the 12 is Monastère royal de Brou, 21 km from town.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou21 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey5.4 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
MuseumChâteau des Allymes11 km south, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay9.1 km southwest, in AmbronayAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat29 km east, in FranclensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley40 km southeast, in BelleyCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse22 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes27 km west, in Le Plantay
ZooParc des oiseaux33 km west, in Villars-les-DombesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod28 km north, in CornodChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax23 km west, in Saint-Paul-de-VaraxAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse36 km east, in LéazPlaces within 40 km of Mérignat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Mérignat
Are there attractions near Mérignat?
Nothing is mapped in Mérignat itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Poncin, Château d'Épierre, Grottes du Cerdon and Établissements C.J. Bonnet.
Are there museums in or near Mérignat?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Établissements C.J. Bonnet and Musée de la Cuivrerie de Cerdon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mérignat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Monastère royal de Brou (21 km), Château de Varey (5.4 km), Château des Allymes (11 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay (9.1 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 Mérignat, 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
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, 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.