Maison-forte de Villon: Villeneuve’s one place to visit
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Villeneuve are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Villeneuve, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Beyond the town, the best known is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 31 km off.
Top of the list in Villeneuve
Then come 3 châteaux and 2 museums, behind Maison-forte de Villon.
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.
Map of the places
Head to the south for most of the 6 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villeneuve; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (4) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Villeneuve. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
One in town leads, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Villeneuve, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villeneuve → · Parks and trails in Villeneuve →
Beyond Villeneuve
Out of town, Parc Olympique lyonnais (31 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais31 km south, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon28 km south, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon29 km south, in Lyon 5eMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette28 km southwest, in ÉveuxGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or27 km south, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon29 km south, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère19 km south, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or
ZooParc des oiseaux15 km east, in Villars-les-Dombes
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon27 km south, in Lyon 6e
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou36 km northeast, in Bourg-en-BresseAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon29 km south, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art contemporain de Lyon26 km south, in Lyon 6ePlaces within 40 km of Villeneuve with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Villeneuve
What is there to see in Villeneuve?
The one place mapped in Villeneuve is Maison-forte de Villon. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Villeneuve?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Presbytère du curé d'Ars and Historial du Saint Curé d'Ars.
Which places in Villeneuve are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Villeneuve is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Maison-forte de Villon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villeneuve?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (31 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (28 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (29 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (28 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 Villeneuve, 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 (6)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 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.