Trips from Chassenard, starting with Pont-canal de Digoin
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Chassenard, 3 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Chassenard. A drive of 12 km brings you to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial.
Just outside Chassenard, the best known
Pont-canal de Digoin aside, the next best known are 3 museums 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.
Places on the map
Leave town to the north for most of the 5 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chassenard; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
3 are museums or galleries; other sights come next with 2.
Dark: in Chassenard. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
Each of the 5 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Chassenard itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chassenard → · Parks and trails in Chassenard →
Trips out
Day trips number 11; the best known is Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial, 12 km off.
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial12 km east, in Paray-le-MonialTheme parkTheme parkLe Pal27 km west, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
MuseumMusée du Hiéron12 km east, in Paray-le-Monial
MuseumAbbaye de Charlieu36 km southeast, in CharlieuAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice34 km southwest, in LapalisseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire22 km northwest, in Saint-Aubin-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionYukon Quad27 km west, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-BesbreAttractionAttractionChâteau de Drée30 km southeast, in CurbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dyo26 km southeast, in DyoGardenGardenParc de sculptures Engelbrecht31 km west, in ThionneAttractionAttractionChateau de Chaumont-Laguiche35 km east, in Saint-Bonnet-de-JouxPlaces within 40 km of Chassenard with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Chassenard: the answers
Are there attractions near Chassenard?
Nothing is mapped in Chassenard itself, but within 5 km there are Pont-canal de Digoin, Observa'Loire, Musée de la céramique and Allee de vieux sequoias.
Are there museums in or near Chassenard?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Observa'Loire, Musée de la céramique and Dock 713.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chassenard?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (12 km), Le Pal (27 km), Musée du Hiéron (12 km), Abbaye de Charlieu (36 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 Chassenard, 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)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial: DidierTais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Hiéron: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Charlieu: Welleschik, 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.