A château to see in Préaux: Château de Seray
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 4 beyond the one in Préaux. There are 2 châteaux, 2 attractions and a museum to choose from. Set 30 km out, Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence makes a day trip.
What Préaux is known for
Along with Château de Seray, see 2 attractions, a château 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.
Places on the map
Look to the north for most of the 4 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Préaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (2), then other sights (2).
Dark: in Préaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
After the one in town come 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Préaux, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (30 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban30 km north, in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
MuseumChâteau de Tournon16 km southeast, in Tournon-sur-RhôneZooZooSafari de Peaugres15 km north, in PeaugresAttractionAttractionPalais idéal32 km northeast, in Hauterives
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne40 km northwest, in Saint-Étienne
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol27 km southeast, in Saint-Péray
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy40 km northwest, in FirminyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Triors36 km east, in TriorsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Albon20 km northeast, in AlbonChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Tourette30 km south, in Vernoux-en-VivaraisChâteauChâteauTour de Ratières25 km east, in RatièresPlaces within 40 km of Préaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Préaux: questions and answers
What is there to see in Préaux?
The one place mapped in Préaux is Château de Seray. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Préaux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Village Provençal.
What well-known places are within a day out of Préaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (30 km), Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (30 km), Château de Tournon (16 km), Safari de Peaugres (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 Préaux, 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)
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournon: Charcutaille, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Crussol: Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, 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.