Seeing Vagnas? Begin at Dolmen de Champagnac
15 of the 21 places to visit in and around Vagnas are châteaux or heritage sites. We list 3 places to visit in Vagnas and 18 within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Pont d'Arc, 6.1 km off.
Top of the list in Vagnas
Along with Dolmen de Champagnac, see 2 attractions, a museum and a zoo.
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.
Plotted on the map
Most of the 18 out of town lie to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vagnas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 15; 3 are other sights.
Dark: in Vagnas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
The town has 3; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 18 more.
The 3 places in Vagnas first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Pont d'Arc, 6.1 km off.
ChâteauChâteau des Adhémar39 km northeast, in MontélimarChâteauChâteauChâteau de Portes28 km west, in PortesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Théodorit d'Uzès38 km south, in UzèsPlaces within 40 km of Vagnas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Vagnas
What is there to see in Vagnas?
The first on our list in Vagnas are Dolmen de Champagnac, Musée Médiéval de Vagnas and Parc animalier des Gorges de l'Ardèche. We list 3 places in town. Another 18 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vagnas?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Médiéval de Vagnas and Ecomusée de la Soie du château.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vagnas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont d'Arc (6.1 km), Aven d'Orgnac (5.8 km), Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche (8.6 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Viviers (30 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 Vagnas, 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.