Places to visit around Saint-Alban, from Château de Poncin
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 4 of its 7. All of them lie outside Saint-Alban. Day-trippers head 20 km out to Monastère royal de Brou.
The names to know near Saint-Alban
Close behind Château de Poncin are 3 châteaux, 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.
Finding your way
Château du Sappel, 4.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Alban; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4; 2 are other sights.
Dark: in Saint-Alban. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
These 7 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Alban itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Alban → · Parks and trails in Saint-Alban →
Day trips from Saint-Alban
Monastère royal de Brou, at 20 km, heads the 12.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou20 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey8.3 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
MuseumChâteau des Allymes14 km south, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat28 km east, in FranclensAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay12 km southwest, in AmbronayCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse21 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod25 km north, in CornodAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes28 km west, in Le Plantay
ZooParc des oiseaux34 km west, in Villars-les-DombesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax24 km west, in Saint-Paul-de-VaraxAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse34 km east, in LéazMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou20 km northwest, in Bourg-en-BressePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Alban with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Saint-Alban
Are there attractions near Saint-Alban?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Alban itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Poncin, Grottes du Cerdon, Château de La Cueille and Château d'Épierre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Alban?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la Cuivrerie de Cerdon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Alban?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Monastère royal de Brou (20 km), Château de Varey (8.3 km), Château des Allymes (14 km), Barrage de Génissiat (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 Saint-Alban, 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.