In Montagnat, Château de Montplaisant is the place to visit
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 9 of 12. One place to visit is mapped in Montagnat, with 11 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Travel 5.8 km and you reach Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse.
Start here in Montagnat
The rest of the best known are a monastery, a church and a museum.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou4.7 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Nicolas-de-Tolentin de Brou4.7 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou4.6 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseFortFortTour de Deaul3.8 km east, in RevonnasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pennesuyt4.1 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseBest 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
Château de la Bécassinière, 5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montagnat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (9); next, other sights (2).
Dark: in Montagnat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
12 places in all: one in town and 11 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Montagnat, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Montagnat → · Parks and trails in Montagnat →
Day trips from Montagnat
Start with Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse, 5.8 km off, the best known of 12.
ZooParc des oiseaux28 km southwest, in Villars-les-DombesGardenGardenParc botanique de la Teyssonnière11 km west, in Buellas
MuseumChâteau des Allymes24 km southeast, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey19 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay19 km south, in AmbronayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin14 km southeast, in PoncinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod26 km northeast, in CornodChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne26 km west, in Châtillon-sur-ChalaronnePlaces within 40 km of Montagnat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Montagnat
What is there to see in Montagnat?
The one place mapped in Montagnat is Château de Montplaisant. We list 1 place in town. Another 11 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Montagnat?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de Brou.
Which places in Montagnat are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Montagnat is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Montplaisant.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montagnat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse (5.8 km), Château de Varax (13 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (38 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes (21 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 Montagnat, 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
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.