Start with Big erratic boulder of the Rhone glacier: the sights of Thoiry
Visitors to Thoiry can choose from 26 attractions, a water park and a château. Mapped in Thoiry are 20 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 9. If you have a day, head to Château de Voltaire, 9.8 km away.
Most famous in Thoiry
Close behind Big erratic boulder of the Rhone glacier are 5 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.
Where each one is
Laser Game Évolution marks the outer edge, 4.4 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Thoiry; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Most are other sights, 26 in all, ahead of zoos, parks or other days out (2).
Dark: in Thoiry. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Thoiry
The town has 20; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 9 more.
The 20 places in Thoiry first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Château de Voltaire, 9.8 km away, is the best known of the 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Voltaire9.8 km east, in Ferney-VoltaireCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude19 km northwest, in Saint-ClaudeAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat24 km southwest, in FranclensChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Annecy39 km south, in AnnecyAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse15 km southwest, in LéazCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy39 km south, in AnnecyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude19 km northwest, in Saint-Claude
ChâteauChâteau de Thorens34 km southeast, in FillièreMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Pomier20 km southeast, in PrésillyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod34 km west, in CornodChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Ternier14 km southeast, in Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sales34 km southeast, in FillièrePlaces within 40 km of Thoiry with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Thoiry
What is there to see in Thoiry?
The first on our list in Thoiry are Big erratic boulder of the Rhone glacier, Erratic Boulder (5x2x2), Erratic Boulder (5x4x2) and Erratic Boulder (6x6x2). We list 20 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Thoiry?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Thoiry or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Thoiry?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Voltaire (9.8 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (19 km), Barrage de Génissiat (24 km), Château d'Annecy (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 Thoiry, 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)
- Château de Voltaire: Chateau de Voltaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Thorens: The original uploader was Seraphin74 at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.