Out from Vernon: Château de Versas and more
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Vernon, 4 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Vernon. Allow a day for Pont d'Arc, 20 km off.
Around Vernon: where to begin
Château de Versas aside, the next best known are 4 museums and a château.
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.
Finding your way
Just outside town, most of the 7 sit to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vernon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 4; 2 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Vernon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
Nothing is inside Vernon itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Vernon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Head 20 km out for Pont d'Arc, the best known of 12.
Places within 40 km of Vernon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Vernon: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Vernon?
Nothing is mapped in Vernon itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Versas, Château de Joyeuse, Castanea and Espace Historique et Légendaire de Joyeuse.
Are there museums in or near Vernon?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Castanea, Espace Historique et Légendaire de Joyeuse, Maison de la caricature et du dessin d'humour and Musée historique de Joyeuse.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vernon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont d'Arc (20 km), Firecat (12 km), Aven d'Orgnac (25 km), Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche (19 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 Vernon, 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.
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.