Close to Molinet: Pont-canal de Digoin and more
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Molinet are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Molinet. Day-trippers head 14 km out to Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial.
Where to start near Molinet
Behind Pont-canal de Digoin on the list are 3 museums and a château.
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.
On the map
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Molinet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most common are museums or galleries: 3 of 5.
Dark: in Molinet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 5 places.
Nothing is mapped in Molinet itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Best known of the 11 within reach is Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial, at 14 km.
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial14 km east, in Paray-le-MonialTheme parkTheme parkLe Pal24 km west, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
MuseumMusée du Hiéron14 km east, in Paray-le-MonialChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire19 km northwest, in Saint-Aubin-sur-LoireAttractionAttractionYukon Quad24 km west, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-BesbreAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice34 km southwest, in Lapalisse
MuseumAbbaye de Charlieu38 km southeast, in CharlieuAttractionAttractionChâteau de Drée32 km southeast, in CurbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dyo28 km southeast, in DyoGardenGardenParc de sculptures Engelbrecht29 km west, in ThionneAttractionAttractionChateau de Chaumont-Laguiche37 km east, in Saint-Bonnet-de-JouxPlaces within 40 km of Molinet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Molinet
Are there attractions near Molinet?
Nothing is mapped in Molinet itself, but within 5 km there are Pont-canal de Digoin, Château de Mortillon, Musée de la céramique and Observa'Loire.
Are there museums in or near Molinet?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la céramique, Observa'Loire and Dock 713.
What well-known places are within a day out of Molinet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (14 km), Le Pal (24 km), Musée du Hiéron (14 km), Château de Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire (19 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 Molinet, 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.