Around Cos, start with Château de Foix
Around Cos, the places to visit include 3 attractions, 2 châteaux and a museum. None of our places to visit is in Cos; 8 are within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Grotte de Niaux, 17 km off.
Just outside Cos, the best known
Once you have seen Château de Foix, try 2 châteaux, an attraction and a monastery.
MuseumChâteau de Foix2.8 km east, in FoixAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche3.2 km north, in BaulouMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien3 km east, in FoixAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame du Pesquié2.9 km west, in Serres-sur-Arget
ChâteauChâteau de Labarre4.5 km northeast, in FoixChâteauChâteauTour Ronde2.9 km east, in FoixBest 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.
Mapped around Cos
The 8 outside town cluster to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cos; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4; 3 are other sights.
Dark: in Cos. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 8.
Rivière souterraine de Labouiche
Subterranean river in France with evidence of Paleolithic culture.
Abbatiale Saint-Volusien
Abbatial church located in Ariège, in France.
Nothing is mapped in Cos itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Grotte de Niaux, 17 km away.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix28 km northeast, in MirepoixAttractionAttractionPont du Diable9.4 km southeast, in Mercus-GarrabetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lagarde31 km east, in LagardePlaces within 40 km of Cos with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Cos
Are there attractions near Cos?
Nothing is mapped in Cos itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Foix, Rivière souterraine de Labouiche, Abbatiale Saint-Volusien and Abbaye Notre-Dame du Pesquié.
Are there museums in or near Cos?
One, in town or within 5 km: Château de Foix.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cos?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte de Niaux (17 km), Château de Montségur (24 km), Grotte du Mas-d'Azil (21 km), Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers (16 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 Cos, 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 (3)
- Château de Foix: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Labarre: BastienM, CC BY 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.