Visiting Virieu-le-Grand: Château de Virieu-le-Grand and one more to see
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 5 of 9. 2 places to visit are mapped in Virieu-le-Grand, with 7 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Out of town, Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe is 18 km away.
Start here in Virieu-le-Grand
The rest of the best known are 4 châteaux and an attraction.
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 map view
The farthest of them, Vieilles bagnoles, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Virieu-le-Grand; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 5; 4 are other sights.
Dark: in Virieu-le-Grand. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 9 on the list
In town there are 2, and the list adds 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Virieu-le-Grand first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Virieu-le-Grand → · Parks and trails in Virieu-le-Grand →
Further away
Day trips number 12; the best known is Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe, 18 km off.
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes26 km south, in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin
MuseumChâteau des Allymes23 km northwest, in Ambérieu-en-BugeyPlaces within 40 km of Virieu-le-Grand with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Virieu-le-Grand
What is there to see in Virieu-le-Grand?
The first on our list in Virieu-le-Grand are Château de Virieu-le-Grand and Cascade de Clairefontaine. We list 2 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Virieu-le-Grand?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Virieu-le-Grand or within 5 km.
Which places in Virieu-le-Grand are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Virieu-le-Grand is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Virieu-le-Grand.
What well-known places are within a day out of Virieu-le-Grand?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley (10 km), Cascade de Glandieu (20 km), Barrage de Génissiat (26 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 Virieu-le-Grand, 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)
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, 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.