Places to visit in Orlu, led by La Maison des Loups
There are 4 places to visit in Orlu, and 3 more within 5 km of its centre. They include 2 museums, 2 châteaux and a zoo. Set 20 km out, Château de Montségur makes a day trip.
The first to see in Orlu
Beyond La Maison des Loups, there are 2 museums, a theme park and an attraction.
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.
Around Orlu, mapped
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Orlu; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
The two biggest groups: zoos, parks or other days out (2) and museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Orlu. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
After the 4 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 4 places in Orlu first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Allow a day for Château de Montségur, 20 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumChâteau de Foix37 km northwest, in FoixAttractionAttractionFour solaire d'Odeillo26 km southeast, in Font-Romeu-Odeillo-ViaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaillou9.5 km north, in MontaillouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puilaurens36 km east, in PuilaurensAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert28 km northeast, in PuivertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade29 km north, in RoquefixadeChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Usson17 km east, in RouzeAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives26 km northwest, in UssatChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos26 km northwest, in MiglosChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Château-Verdun et de Gudanes19 km northwest, in Château-VerdunPlaces within 40 km of Orlu with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Orlu
What is there to see in Orlu?
The first on our list in Orlu are La Maison des Loups, Observatoire de la Montagne, Akrobranch d'Orlu and Auditorium. We list 4 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Orlu?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Observatoire de la Montagne and Chapelle Saint-Jérôme d'Ax-les-Thermes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Orlu?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montségur (20 km), Grotte de Niaux (27 km), Château de Foix (37 km), Four solaire d'Odeillo (26 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 Orlu, 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.