Grotte du Portel and more near Cazaux
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 4 of its 7. All of them lie outside Cazaux. For a full day, there is Château de Foix, 12 km away.
Top of the list around Cazaux
The rest of the best known are 2 châteaux, a museum and a monastery.
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.
Where each one is
The map ends at Château de la Hille, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cazaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (4), then other sights (2).
Dark: in Cazaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
All 7 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Cazaux itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Cazaux
Worth the drive, Château de Foix (12 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumChâteau de Foix12 km southeast, in FoixMuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil13 km west, in Le Mas-d'AzilCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers10 km northeast, in PamiersAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur32 km southeast, in MontségurArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux26 km south, in NiauxAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche6.9 km southeast, in BaulouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade23 km southeast, in RoquefixadeCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier31 km west, in Saint-LizierAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives26 km south, in Ussat
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix29 km east, in MirepoixMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien12 km southeast, in FoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos29 km south, in MiglosPlaces within 40 km of Cazaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Cazaux
Are there attractions near Cazaux?
Nothing is mapped in Cazaux itself, but within 5 km there are Grotte du Portel, Musée des Enfants du château de la Hille, Monastère du Carol and Château de la Hille.
Are there museums in or near Cazaux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des Enfants du château de la Hille.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cazaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Foix (12 km), Grotte du Mas-d'Azil (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers (10 km), Château de Montségur (32 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 Cazaux, 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.