Pérouges to see, Maison Falconnet first
On foot in Pérouges, 8 places to visit are within 1 km of the centre. Another place to visit is within 5 km of its centre. They include 3 attractions, 3 forts and 2 museums. In town, 6 sites are listed historic monuments. Parc Olympique lyonnais lies 21 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Pérouges’ big names
The rest of the best known are 3 forts, an attraction 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.
Map of the places
Furthest from the centre is Château de Meximieux, 1.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pérouges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (4) than anything else, then other sights (3).
Dark: in Pérouges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
The 8 inside Pérouges come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 8 places in Pérouges first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Parc Olympique lyonnais (21 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais21 km southwest, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon30 km southwest, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon31 km southwest, in Lyon 5eGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or28 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon32 km southwest, in Lyon 5e
ZooParc des oiseaux15 km northwest, in Villars-les-Dombes
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou34 km north, in Bourg-en-Bresse
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon28 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon32 km southwest, in Lyon 5e
MuseumMusée des Confluences33 km southwest, in Lyon 2eMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art contemporain de Lyon28 km southwest, in Lyon 6eAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes17 km north, in Le PlantayPlaces within 40 km of Pérouges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Pérouges: the answers
What is there to see in Pérouges?
The first on our list in Pérouges are Maison Falconnet, Remparts de Pérouges, Écurie Gerlier and Musée du Vieux Pérouges. We list 8 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Pérouges?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Vieux Pérouges and Musee Tour De Guet.
Which places in Pérouges are listed historic monuments?
6 places on this page in Pérouges are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Maison Falconnet, Remparts de Pérouges, Écurie Gerlier and Porte d'En-Bas.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pérouges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (21 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (30 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (31 km), Parc de la Tête d'Or (28 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 Pérouges, 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 (7)
- 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
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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