Start with Château de Miremont: the sights of Badens
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Badens, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. 3 places to visit are mapped in Badens, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre. For a longer trip, Cité de Carcassonne lies 12 km away.
The best known in Badens
The rest of the best known are 4 châteaux 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.
Around Badens, mapped
Furthest out is Notre-Dame de Lière, at 4.5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Badens; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
6 of the 8 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Badens. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Badens first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Allow a day for Cité de Carcassonne, 12 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne12 km west, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionCôte magnétique20 km northeast, in Siran
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne13 km west, in Carcassonne
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne12 km west, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Lastours17 km northwest, in LastoursAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse17 km southeast, in Lagrasse
AttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide33 km east, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionPic de Nore23 km north, in Pradelles-CabardèsAttractionAttractionChâteau de Miramont5.3 km south, in BarbairaAttractionAttractionChâteau de Termes24 km south, in TermesAttractionAttractionLac de la Cavayère8 km southwest, in MontiratAttractionAttractionChâteau de Peyrepertuse39 km south, in Rouffiac-des-CorbièresPlaces within 40 km of Badens with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Badens
What is there to see in Badens?
The first on our list in Badens are Château de Miremont, Château de Sainte-Eulalie and Château de Sept Serous. We list 3 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Badens?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Jean Nicloux.
What well-known places are within a day out of Badens?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (12 km), Côte magnétique (20 km), Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne (13 km), Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne (12 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 Badens, 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 (4)
- Cité de Carcassonne: Jondu11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide: Pinpin 20:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC), 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.