Just outside Samognat: Musée archéologique d'Izernore and more
The best-known day out from Samognat is Marmite du diable, 37 km away. Nothing is mapped in Samognat, but 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. On the list: a museum and a château, among others.
Around Samognat: where to begin
Beyond Musée archéologique d'Izernore, there is a château.
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.
The lie of the land
Out at 4.5 km is Musée archéologique d'Izernore, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Samognat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
It comes down to a museum and a château.
Dark: in Samognat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
2 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Samognat itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Marmite du diable, 37 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou27 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat29 km southeast, in FranclensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude26 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse28 km west, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse29 km southeast, in Léaz
MuseumChâteau des Allymes34 km south, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude26 km northeast, in Saint-ClaudeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey29 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-le-VieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Poncin23 km southwest, in PoncinAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay32 km southwest, in AmbronayPlaces within 40 km of Samognat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Samognat
Are there attractions near Samognat?
Nothing is mapped in Samognat itself, but within 5 km there are Musée archéologique d'Izernore and Château de Coiselet.
Are there museums in or near Samognat?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée archéologique d'Izernore.
What well-known places are within a day out of Samognat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marmite du diable (37 km), Château de Cornod (6.4 km), Monastère royal de Brou (27 km), Barrage de Génissiat (29 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 Samognat, 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 (2)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, 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.