Château de Fornex is Fornex’s place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the one in Fornex. There are 3 châteaux and a theme park to choose from. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Grotte du Mas-d'Azil is worth a day, 14 km from the centre.
The first to see in Fornex
Next to Château de Fornex, the best known are 2 châteaux and a theme park.
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.
Mapped around Fornex
Le Nomade's land marks the outer edge, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fornex; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 3 of 4.
Dark: in Fornex. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Fornex, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Grotte du Mas-d'Azil, at 14 km.
MuseumChâteau de Foix36 km southeast, in FoixCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier20 km southwest, in Saint-LizierCathedralCathedralCathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Rieux11 km north, in Rieux-VolvestreCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers30 km east, in PamiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castagnac12 km northeast, in CastagnacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Élix-le-Château16 km northwest, in Saint-Élix-le-ChâteauAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche32 km southeast, in BaulouChâteauChâteauChâteau Sainte-Marie21 km north, in LongagesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aurignac30 km west, in AurignacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mirabat35 km south, in UstouMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien37 km southeast, in FoixPlaces within 40 km of Fornex with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Fornex
What is there to see in Fornex?
The one place mapped in Fornex is Château de Fornex. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fornex?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Fornex or within 5 km.
Which places in Fornex are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Fornex is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Fornex.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fornex?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte du Mas-d'Azil (14 km), Château de Foix (36 km), Cathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier (20 km), Cathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Rieux (11 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 Fornex, 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 (1)
- Château de Foix: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.