Château de Fleyriat: Viriat’s one place to visit
Mapped in Viriat is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 5. On the list: 2 attractions, a château and a cathedral, among others. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Monastère royal de Brou, 5.2 km away, is the best-known day out.
First stops in Viriat
Then come 2 attractions, a cathedral and a monastery, behind Château de Fleyriat.
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 things are
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Viriat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
3 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Viriat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
One in town leads, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
Cocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse
Co-cathedral located in Ain, in France.
Ancien hôtel de préfecture de l'Ain
Former French administrative building.
The one place in Viriat, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Start with Monastère royal de Brou, 5.2 km off, the best known of 12.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou5.2 km south, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumMusée de Brou5.3 km south, in Bourg-en-BresseMuseumMuseumCathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent30 km west, in MâconGardenGardenParc botanique de la Teyssonnière7.3 km southwest, in BuellasChâteauChâteauChâteau de Varax17 km south, in Saint-Paul-de-VaraxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Dombes25 km south, in Le PlantayMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Montmerle18 km northwest, in Lescheroux
ZooParc des oiseaux32 km southwest, in Villars-les-DombesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Loriol14 km west, in ConfrançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod27 km east, in Cornod
MuseumChâteau des Allymes33 km southeast, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne25 km southwest, in Châtillon-sur-ChalaronnePlaces within 40 km of Viriat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Viriat
What is there to see in Viriat?
The one place mapped in Viriat is Château de Fleyriat. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Viriat?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la mécanographie de Bourg-en-Bresse.
Which places in Viriat are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Viriat is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Fleyriat.
What well-known places are within a day out of Viriat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Monastère royal de Brou (5.2 km), Musée de Brou (5.3 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (30 km), Parc botanique de la Teyssonnière (7.3 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 Viriat, 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)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.