Château de Gargas leads what is near Vals
From Vals, the big name within reach is Château de Foix, 19 km away. No place to visit is mapped in Vals; 2 are within 5 km of its centre.
Where to start near Vals
Second to Château de Gargas is 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 find them
Furthest from the centre is Château de Gargas, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vals; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 2 in all.
Dark: in Vals. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
2 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Vals itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Start with Château de Foix, 19 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumChâteau de Foix19 km southwest, in FoixAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur25 km south, in MontségurCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers12 km west, in Pamiers
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix9.4 km east, in MirepoixArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux34 km southwest, in NiauxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade18 km south, in RoquefixadeGardenGardenParc aux Bambous5.6 km north, in LapenneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert31 km southeast, in PuivertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lagarde15 km east, in LagardeMuseumMuseumGrotte du Mas-d'Azil33 km west, in Le Mas-d'AzilMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe27 km northeast, in FanjeauxAttractionAttractionSeuil de Naurouze29 km north, in MontferrandPlaces within 40 km of Vals with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Vals
Are there attractions near Vals?
Nothing is mapped in Vals itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Gargas and Château de Roques.
Are there museums in or near Vals?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Vals or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vals?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Foix (19 km), Château de Montségur (25 km), Cathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix (9.4 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 Vals, 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 (2)
- Château de Foix: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix: BastienM, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.