Château de Lordat, 4.7 km from Caussou
The commune has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 2 châteaux and a museum. Allow a day for Château de Montségur, 12 km off.
Where to start near Caussou
After Château de Lordat, look out for 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.
Around Caussou, mapped
To the west is where most of the 3 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Caussou; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 2 of 3.
Dark: in Caussou. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
3 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Caussou itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
The standout of the 12 is Château de Montségur, 12 km from town.
MuseumChâteau de Foix27 km northwest, in FoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaillou7.6 km east, in MontaillouAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert27 km northeast, in PuivertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade19 km north, in RoquefixadeAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives17 km west, in UssatChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Château-Verdun et de Gudanes10 km west, in Château-VerdunAttractionAttractionFour solaire d'Odeillo36 km southeast, in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-ViaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos18 km west, in MiglosChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Usson23 km east, in Rouze
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix36 km north, in MirepoixPlaces within 40 km of Caussou with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Caussou
Are there attractions near Caussou?
Nothing is mapped in Caussou itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Lordat, Château de Savignac and Espace muséographique de Talcaneô.
Are there museums in or near Caussou?
One, in town or within 5 km: Espace muséographique de Talcaneô.
What well-known places are within a day out of Caussou?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montségur (12 km), Grotte de Niaux (18 km), Château de Foix (27 km), Château de Montaillou (7.6 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 Caussou, 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.