Marcenat’s places to visit, starting with Château du Lonzat
Of the 10 places to visit in and around Marcenat, 9 are châteaux or heritage sites. 2 places to visit are mapped in Marcenat, with 8 more within 5 km of its centre. Out of town, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins is 37 km away.
Where to start in Marcenat
Next to Château du Lonzat, the best known are 4 châteaux and a fort.
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 each one is
Furthest from the centre is Château de Theillat, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Marcenat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 9 of 10.
Dark: in Marcenat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Marcenat first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins (37 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins37 km north, in MoulinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montgilbert28 km southeast, in Ferrières-sur-SichonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Busset21 km southeast, in BussetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chareil-Cintrat14 km west, in Chareil-CintratAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice19 km east, in LapalisseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Randan25 km south, in RandanTheme parkTheme parkLe Pal35 km northeast, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-BesbreMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré clunisien de Souvigny37 km northwest, in Souvigny
MuseumMusée Anne-de-Beaujeu37 km north, in Moulins
MuseumCentre national du costume et de la scène37 km north, in Moulins
MuseumMaison Mantin37 km north, in Moulins
ChâteauChâteau de Gannat22 km southwest, in GannatPlaces within 40 km of Marcenat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Marcenat: questions and answers
What is there to see in Marcenat?
The first on our list in Marcenat are Château du Lonzat and Château du Rondet. We list 2 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Marcenat?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Marcenat or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Marcenat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins (37 km), Château de Montgilbert (28 km), Château de Busset (21 km), Château de Chareil-Cintrat (14 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 Marcenat, 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 (5)
- 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
- 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.