Le Mas-d'Azil’s places to visit, starting with Grotte du Mas-d'Azil
Visitors to Le Mas-d'Azil can choose from 3 museums, 3 attractions and a monastery. Mapped in Le Mas-d'Azil are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. A short walk covers 4, all within 1 km. Château de Foix, 23 km away, is the best-known day out.
The first to see in Le Mas-d'Azil
Once you have seen Grotte du Mas-d'Azil, try 2 museums, 2 attractions 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.
The map view
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Mas-d'Azil; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
3 museums or galleries and 3 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Le Mas-d'Azil. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
9 places in all: 5 in town and 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Le Mas-d'Azil first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Mas-d'Azil → · Parks and trails in Le Mas-d'Azil →
Around the region
The 12 days out are led by Château de Foix, 23 km away.
MuseumChâteau de Foix23 km southeast, in FoixArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux34 km southeast, in NiauxCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier20 km southwest, in Saint-LizierCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers21 km east, in PamiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade35 km southeast, in RoquefixadeCathedralCathedralCathédrale de la Nativité-de-Marie de Rieux24 km northwest, in Rieux-VolvestreAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche19 km southeast, in BaulouAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives35 km southeast, in UssatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castagnac17 km north, in CastagnacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos36 km southeast, in MiglosMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien23 km southeast, in FoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mirabat28 km southwest, in UstouPlaces within 40 km of Le Mas-d'Azil with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Le Mas-d'Azil
What is there to see in Le Mas-d'Azil?
The first on our list in Le Mas-d'Azil are Grotte du Mas-d'Azil, Musée de la préhistoire du Mas-d'Azil, Musée de l'Affabuloscope and Parking Entrée nord de la Grotte du Mas d'Azil. We list 5 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Mas-d'Azil?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Grotte du Mas-d'Azil, Musée de la préhistoire du Mas-d'Azil and Musée de l'Affabuloscope.
Which places in Le Mas-d'Azil are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Le Mas-d'Azil is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Grotte du Mas-d'Azil.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Mas-d'Azil?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Foix (23 km), Grotte de Niaux (34 km), Cathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers (21 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 Le Mas-d'Azil, 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.