Places to visit near Monestier: Abbaye de Clavas & more
Monestier and its surroundings hold 3 châteaux, 3 museums and an abbey. Look within 5 km of its centre for the 8 places to visit; none is in Monestier. Allow a day for Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban, 29 km off.
The names to know near Monestier
Following Abbaye de Clavas are 3 châteaux and 2 museums.
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.
How they lie
The map ends at Abbaye de Clavas, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Monestier; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
4 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 3.
Dark: in Monestier. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Monestier
Each of the 8 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Monestier itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Monestier → · Parks and trails in Monestier →
A drive away
Leading the 12 is Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban, 29 km away; they include 3 museums and 3 châteaux.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban29 km northeast, in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne29 km north, in Saint-ÉtienneZooZooSafari de Peaugres17 km northeast, in Peaugres
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy28 km northwest, in Firminy
MuseumChâteau de Tournon28 km southeast, in Tournon-sur-RhôneGardenGardenArboretum de l'Hermet10 km west, in Riotord
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole32 km north, in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol39 km southeast, in Saint-PérayAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert27 km northwest, in FirminyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent36 km northwest, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochetaillée24 km north, in Saint-Étienne
MuseumCouriot - Musée de la Mine29 km northwest, in Saint-ÉtiennePlaces within 40 km of Monestier with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Monestier
Are there attractions near Monestier?
Nothing is mapped in Monestier itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye de Clavas, Château de Vocance, Musée du car and Château de la Rivoire.
Are there museums in or near Monestier?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du car, Musée du Charronnage au Car (site 2) and Sapeurs-pompiers Vocance.
What well-known places are within a day out of Monestier?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (29 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (29 km), Safari de Peaugres (17 km), Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (28 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 Monestier, 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 (7)
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournon: Charcutaille, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole: AlSepPhoenix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Crussol: Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Couriot - Musée de la Mine: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., 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.