Trips from Valignat, starting with Château de Veauce
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Valignat, 5 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Valignat. Château de Billy is worth a day, 28 km from the centre.
The best known around Valignat
Close behind Château de Veauce 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.
Around Valignat, mapped
Château de la Mothe, 3.5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Valignat; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 5 of the 6.
Dark: in Valignat. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 6 places.
Nothing is mapped in Valignat itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
The pick of the 12 is Château de Billy, 28 km off.
AbbeyAbbaye de Mozac32 km south, in Mozac
ChâteauChâteau de Gannat13 km southeast, in GannatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chazeron28 km south, in LoubeyratChâteauChâteauChâteau de Randan28 km southeast, in RandanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Busset36 km east, in Busset
ChâteauChâteau de Tournoël33 km south, in VolvicAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Menat15 km southwest, in Menat
MuseumMusée Mandet32 km south, in RiomPlaces within 40 km of Valignat with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Valignat
Are there attractions near Valignat?
Nothing is mapped in Valignat itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Veauce, Château de la Mothe, Château de Bellenaves and Château de Naves.
Are there museums in or near Valignat?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de l'Automobile.
What well-known places are within a day out of Valignat?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Billy (28 km), Château de Chouvigny (8.4 km), Château de Chareil-Cintrat (15 km), Château-Rocher (15 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 Valignat, 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)
- Abbaye de Mozac: Christophe Ravier. Modification et retouches : user:Matth97, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Gannat: Fauntleroy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournoël: Matthieu Perona, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Mandet: MOSSOT, 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.