4.6 km from Artix, Grotte du Portel leads the list
Nothing to visit is mapped in Artix, but 3 places are within 5 km of its centre. They include 2 châteaux and an attraction. Allow a day for Château de Foix, 12 km off.
Just outside Artix, the best known
Close behind Grotte du Portel are 2 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.
The layout
The map ends at Château vieux, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Artix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Artix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Artix itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Château de Foix, 12 km from the centre.
MuseumChâteau de Foix12 km south, in FoixCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers6.2 km northeast, in PamiersAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur30 km southeast, in MontségurArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux28 km south, in NiauxMuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil17 km west, in Le Mas-d'AzilAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche7.3 km south, in BaulouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade21 km southeast, in Roquefixade
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix25 km east, in MirepoixCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier36 km west, in Saint-LizierAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives28 km south, in UssatMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien12 km south, in FoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos30 km south, in MiglosPlaces within 40 km of Artix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Artix: the answers
Are there attractions near Artix?
Nothing is mapped in Artix itself, but within 5 km there are Grotte du Portel, Château Rouzaud and Château vieux.
Are there museums in or near Artix?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Artix or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Artix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Foix (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers (6.2 km), Château de Montségur (30 km), Grotte de Niaux (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 Artix, 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 (2)
- Château de Foix: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix: BastienM, 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.