An attraction to see in Mercus-Garrabet: Pont du Diable
We list one place to visit in Mercus-Garrabet and 3 within 5 km of its centre. There are an attraction, a fort and a museum to choose from. Further afield, Château de Foix is 9.6 km from the centre.
The names to know in Mercus-Garrabet
After Pont du Diable, look out for a fort, a museum and a château.
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 to go
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mercus-Garrabet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Between them they are an attraction, a fort and a museum.
Dark: in Mercus-Garrabet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Mercus-Garrabet, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Mercus-Garrabet → · Parks and trails in Mercus-Garrabet →
Well-known places further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Château de Foix, 9.6 km off.
MuseumChâteau de Foix9.6 km north, in FoixArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux7.4 km southwest, in NiauxAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur17 km east, in MontségurAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives6.5 km south, in UssatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade12 km northeast, in RoquefixadeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos9.9 km south, in MiglosMuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil31 km northwest, in Le Mas-d'AzilCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers26 km north, in PamiersChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Château-Verdun et de Gudanes12 km south, in Château-VerdunAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert35 km east, in PuivertMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbatiale Saint-Volusien9.7 km north, in FoixAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche14 km north, in BaulouPlaces within 40 km of Mercus-Garrabet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Mercus-Garrabet
What is there to see in Mercus-Garrabet?
The one place mapped in Mercus-Garrabet is Pont du Diable. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mercus-Garrabet?
One, in town or within 5 km: Rêve et magie du rail.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mercus-Garrabet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Foix (9.6 km), Grotte de Niaux (7.4 km), Château de Montségur (17 km), Grotte de Lombrives (6.5 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 Mercus-Garrabet, 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.