Out from Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle: Abbaye de Crottet and more
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle itself has none of them. Beyond the town, Abbaye de Cluny sits 27 km away.
Top of the list around Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle
Once you have seen Abbaye de Crottet, try 4 châteaux and a fort.
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.
Where to find them
Motte castrale de Saint-Cyr-sur-Menthon, 4.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 6 on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 6 places.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle → · Parks and trails in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle →
The wider area
Best known of the 12 within reach is Abbaye de Cluny, at 27 km.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus33 km north, in Tournus
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou26 km east, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loriol9.7 km east, in ConfrançonCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse25 km east, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chaintré11 km west, in ChaintréChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne17 km south, in Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne
ZooParc des oiseaux32 km south, in Villars-les-DombesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Leynes14 km west, in LeynesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles32 km north, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes29 km southeast, in Le PlantayPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle: questions
Are there attractions near Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye de Crottet, Château de Pont-de-Veyle, Château de Montépin and Enceinte de Bâgé-le-Châtel.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (27 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (7.5 km), Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus (33 km), Monastère royal de Brou (26 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-Jean-sur-Veyle, 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)
- Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus: Morburre, 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
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.