Marmites de géant de Saint-Germain-de-Joux heads what Saint-Germain-de-Joux has to see
There are 2 places to visit in Saint-Germain-de-Joux, and 3 more within 5 km of its centre. Within 1 km of the middle there are 2 of them. Make a day of it at Barrage de Génissiat, 15 km away.
Top of the list in Saint-Germain-de-Joux
Once you have seen Marmites de géant de Saint-Germain-de-Joux, try 4 attractions.
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.
Mapped
On the map, most of the 3 sit to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Germain-de-Joux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
They are all other sights: 5 in all.
Dark: in Saint-Germain-de-Joux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Saint-Germain-de-Joux first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Germain-de-Joux → · Parks and trails in Saint-Germain-de-Joux →
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Barrage de Génissiat, at 15 km.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou39 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod21 km northwest, in Cornod
ChâteauChâteau de Voltaire29 km east, in Ferney-Voltaire
MuseumChâteau des Allymes34 km southwest, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse39 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude25 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey31 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay35 km southwest, in AmbronayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin27 km west, in PoncinPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Germain-de-Joux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Saint-Germain-de-Joux: your questions
What is there to see in Saint-Germain-de-Joux?
The first on our list in Saint-Germain-de-Joux are Marmites de géant de Saint-Germain-de-Joux and La roue à aubes. We list 2 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Germain-de-Joux?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Germain-de-Joux or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Germain-de-Joux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Barrage de Génissiat (15 km), Fort l'Écluse (14 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (25 km), Monastère royal de Brou (39 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-Germain-de-Joux, 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 de Voltaire: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.