Out from Souclin: Château Neuf de Vertrieu and more
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Souclin, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Souclin. The big name further out is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 36 km from the centre.
Just outside Souclin, the best known
3 châteaux and an attraction follow Château Neuf de Vertrieu.
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.
Around Souclin, mapped
Head west for most of the 5 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Souclin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 4 of the 5.
Dark: in Souclin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 5 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Souclin itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Worth the drive, Parc Olympique lyonnais (36 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais36 km west, in Décines-CharpieuAttractionAttractionAbbaye royale d’Hautecombe35 km east, in Saint-Pierre-de-CurtilleAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu28 km southeast, in Brégnier-CordonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley25 km southeast, in Belley
MuseumChâteau des Allymes11 km north, in Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou39 km north, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat36 km northeast, in FranclensAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Ambronay15 km north, in AmbronayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varey17 km north, in Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes31 km southeast, in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin
ZooParc des oiseaux33 km northwest, in Villars-les-DombesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes31 km northwest, in Le PlantayPlaces within 40 km of Souclin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Souclin: your questions
Are there attractions near Souclin?
Nothing is mapped in Souclin itself, but within 5 km there are Château Neuf de Vertrieu, Château de Cuchet, Château Vieux de Vertrieu and Château de Saint-Sorlin-en-Bugey.
Are there museums in or near Souclin?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Souclin or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Souclin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (36 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (35 km), Cascade de Glandieu (28 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (25 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 Souclin, 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 (5)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Allymes: Classiccardinal, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, 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.