Seeing Colombier? Begin at Prieuré de Colombier
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 5 of the 6 places on the list. We list 2 places to visit in Colombier and 4 within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Further afield, Château des ducs de Bourbon à Montluçon is 16 km from the centre.
Colombier’s big names
Prieuré de Colombier aside, the next best known are 4 châteaux and a museum.
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 to go
The map ends at Château des Forges, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Colombier; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 5 of 6.
Dark: in Colombier. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
In town there are 2, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Colombier first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Colombier → · Parks and trails in Colombier →
Further out, the best known
Out of town, Château des ducs de Bourbon à Montluçon (16 km) leads 11 names to know.
ChâteauChâteau de Gannat36 km southeast, in GannatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbillon24 km northeast, in Saint-SorninChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laly25 km northeast, in Le MontetChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fauconnière34 km southeast, in GannatPlaces within 40 km of Colombier with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Colombier
What is there to see in Colombier?
The first on our list in Colombier are Prieuré de Colombier and Château du Bois. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Colombier?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Émile Mâle.
Which places in Colombier are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Colombier is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Prieuré de Colombier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Colombier?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château des ducs de Bourbon à Montluçon (16 km), Château de Chouvigny (23 km), Château-Rocher (23 km), Abbaye de Menat (21 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 Colombier, 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 (1)
- Château de Gannat: Fauntleroy, 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.