Château de Montseveny: Prades’ one place to visit
6 of the 8 places to visit in and around Prades are châteaux or heritage sites. The commune itself has one place on our list; 7 others are within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. A longer outing takes you to Firecat, 12 km off.
Prades’ big names
Once you have seen Château de Montseveny, try 5 châteaux.
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 to find them
To the west is where most of the 7 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Prades; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 6 of the 8.
Dark: in Prades. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Prades, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Firecat, at 12 km, heads the 12 day trips.
ChâteauChâteau des Adhémar36 km east, in MontélimarAttractionAttractionAuberge de Peyrebeille30 km northwest, in LanarceAttractionAttractionMelvita19 km southeast, in LagorceChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Tourette38 km northeast, in Vernoux-en-VivaraisAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Alba-la-Romaine25 km east, in Alba-la-RomaineAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-des-Neiges30 km west, in Saint-Laurent-les-Bains-Laval-d'AurellePlaces within 40 km of Prades with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Prades
What is there to see in Prades?
The one place mapped in Prades is Château de Montseveny. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Prades?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Colette-Bonzo.
Which places in Prades are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Prades is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Montseveny.
What well-known places are within a day out of Prades?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Firecat (12 km), Pont d'Arc (30 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers (35 km), Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche (27 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 Prades, 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 (1)
- Château des Adhémar: M.Minderhoud, 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.