Near Orus: Château de Montréal-de-Sos and other places to visit
Our list finds nothing in Orus, but 3 places within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in a château, an archaeological site and a museum. Further out, Grotte de Niaux is 8.1 km away.
The first to see around Orus
Next to Château de Montréal-de-Sos, the best known are an archaeological site and a museum.
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.
Map of the places
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 Orus; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 2 of 3.
Dark: in Orus. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 3 places.
Nothing is mapped in Orus itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Allow a day for Grotte de Niaux, 8.1 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumChâteau de Foix22 km north, in FoixAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur28 km east, in MontségurChâteauChâteauChâteau de Miglos6.9 km east, in MiglosAttractionAttractionGrotte de Lombrives9.9 km northeast, in UssatMuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil34 km north, in Le Mas-d'AzilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade26 km northeast, in RoquefixadeChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Château-Verdun et de Gudanes14 km east, in Château-VerdunCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Lizier de Saint-Lizier39 km northwest, in Saint-LizierCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers38 km north, in PamiersAttractionAttractionRivière souterraine de Labouiche25 km north, in BaulouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montaillou31 km east, in MontaillouPlaces within 40 km of Orus with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Orus
Are there attractions near Orus?
Nothing is mapped in Orus itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Montréal-de-Sos, Dolmen de Sem and Maison du Patrimoine.
Are there museums in or near Orus?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison du Patrimoine.
What well-known places are within a day out of Orus?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte de Niaux (8.1 km), Château de Foix (22 km), Château de Montségur (28 km), Château de Miglos (6.9 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 Orus, 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.