Seeing Saint-Léon? Begin at Château de Montperroux
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 6 of the 7 places on the list. We list 4 places to visit in Saint-Léon and 3 within 5 km of its centre. The best-known trip out is to Le Pal, 12 km away.
The headline places in Saint-Léon
Next to Château de Montperroux, the 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.
The places, mapped
To the west is where most of the 3 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Léon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
6 of the 7 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Saint-Léon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
The town has 4; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 3 more.
The 4 places in Saint-Léon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Léon → · Parks and trails in Saint-Léon →
The wider area
Le Pal, at 12 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins33 km northwest, in MoulinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Billy27 km southwest, in Billy
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial34 km east, in Paray-le-MonialAttractionAttractionYukon Quad12 km north, in Saint-Pourçain-sur-BesbreAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice18 km south, in LapalisseGardenGardenParc de sculptures Engelbrecht10 km west, in Thionne
MuseumMusée Anne-de-Beaujeu33 km northwest, in Moulins
MuseumMaison Mantin33 km northwest, in Moulins
MuseumCentre national du costume et de la scène33 km northwest, in MoulinsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire20 km north, in Saint-Aubin-sur-LoireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chareil-Cintrat39 km southwest, in Chareil-CintratPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Léon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Saint-Léon
What is there to see in Saint-Léon?
The first on our list in Saint-Léon are Château de Montperroux, Coulon, La Voulte and Marcellange. We list 4 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Léon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Préhistorama.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Léon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Le Pal (12 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Moulins (33 km), Château de Billy (27 km), Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (34 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 Saint-Léon, 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
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial: DidierTais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Anne-de-Beaujeu: Sergey Prokopenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Mantin: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre national du costume et de la scène: Mohatatou, 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.