A château just outside Contigny: Château des Écherolles
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 10 of its 13. None of them is inside Contigny itself. A day out reaches Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, 24 km away.
The names to know near Contigny
Château des Écherolles aside, the next best known are 5 châteaux.
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 layout
Furthest out is Château de la Grillière, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Contigny; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (10); next, museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Contigny. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 13 places listed.
Nothing is mapped in Contigny itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins, at 24 km.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins24 km north, in MoulinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Billy16 km southeast, in BillyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré clunisien de Souvigny22 km north, in SouvignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chareil-Cintrat11 km southwest, in Chareil-Cintrat
MuseumMusée Anne-de-Beaujeu24 km north, in MoulinsTheme parkTheme parkLe Pal31 km northeast, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
MuseumCentre national du costume et de la scène24 km north, in Moulins
MuseumMaison Mantin24 km north, in MoulinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Busset36 km southeast, in BussetAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice28 km southeast, in LapalisseChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Lande22 km northwest, in RoclesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Randan37 km south, in RandanPlaces within 40 km of Contigny with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Contigny
Are there attractions near Contigny?
Nothing is mapped in Contigny itself, but within 5 km there are Château des Écherolles, Château de Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais, Château du Vousset and Château des Garennes.
Are there museums in or near Contigny?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Marionnettes Expo, Musée du lavage et du repassage and Musée de la Vigne et du Terroir.
What well-known places are within a day out of Contigny?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins (24 km), Château de Billy (16 km), Prieuré clunisien de Souvigny (22 km), Château de Chareil-Cintrat (11 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 Contigny, 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 (4)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Anne-de-Beaujeu: Sergey Prokopenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre national du costume et de la scène: Mohatatou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Mantin: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.