Visit Château de Meximieux in Meximieux
Around Meximieux, the places to visit include 3 châteaux, 3 attractions and 3 forts. Mapped in Meximieux is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 10. Parc Olympique lyonnais is worth a day, 23 km from the centre.
Meximieux’s best known
Once you have seen Château de Meximieux, try 3 attractions and 2 forts.
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.
Places on the map
On the map, most of the 10 sit to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Meximieux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 6; 3 are other sights.
Dark: in Meximieux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 10 more.
The one place in Meximieux, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Meximieux → · Parks and trails in Meximieux →
Trips out
Parc Olympique lyonnais (23 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais23 km southwest, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon32 km southwest, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon33 km southwest, in Lyon 5eGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or30 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon34 km southwest, in Lyon 5e
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou32 km north, in Bourg-en-Bresse
ZooParc des oiseaux16 km northwest, in Villars-les-Dombes
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon30 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes16 km northwest, in Le PlantayAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon34 km southwest, in Lyon 5e
MuseumChâteau des Allymes18 km northeast, in Ambérieu-en-Bugey
MuseumMusée des Confluences35 km southwest, in Lyon 2ePlaces within 40 km of Meximieux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Meximieux
What is there to see in Meximieux?
The one place mapped in Meximieux is Château de Meximieux. We list 1 place in town. Another 10 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Meximieux?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Vieux Pérouges and Musee Tour De Guet.
What well-known places are within a day out of Meximieux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (23 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (32 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (33 km), Parc de la Tête d'Or (30 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 Meximieux, 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 (8)
- 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
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, 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.