In Cournanel, Château des évêques d'Alet is the place to visit
Among the places to visit in and near Cournanel are 7 attractions, 4 museums and 2 châteaux. We list one place to visit in Cournanel and 15 within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Beyond the town, Cité de Carcassonne sits 22 km away.
Cournanel’s best known
After Château des évêques d'Alet, look out for 2 attractions, a château and a church.
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.
Finding your way
Out at 4.9 km is Château de Pieusse, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cournanel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Other sights lead the count with 7; 5 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Cournanel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 16 on the list
16 places in all: one in town and 15 within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye d'Alet-les-Bains
Cathedral of the town of Alet-les-Bains in Languedoc, France.
Abbatiale Saint-Polycarpe de Saint-Polycarpe
Abbatial church located in Aude, in France.
Basilique Notre-Dame de Marceille
Basilica located in Aude, in France.
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8Couvent des Cordeliers de Limoux
Convent located in Aude, in France.
The one place in Cournanel, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Cournanel → · Parks and trails in Cournanel →
A drive away
Cité de Carcassonne (22 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne22 km northeast, in Carcassonne
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne22 km northeast, in Carcassonne
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne21 km northeast, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur37 km southwest, in MontségurChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arques14 km southeast, in ArquesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert19 km southwest, in PuivertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puilaurens26 km south, in PuilaurensAttractionAttractionChâteau de Quéribus38 km southeast, in CucugnanAttractionAttractionChâteau de Peyrepertuse32 km southeast, in Rouffiac-des-CorbièresAttractionAttractionChâteau de Termes26 km east, in TermesMuseumMuseumDinosauria11 km south, in EspérazaMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de la Théotokos7.3 km east, in VillebazyPlaces within 40 km of Cournanel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Cournanel
What is there to see in Cournanel?
The one place mapped in Cournanel is Château des évêques d'Alet. We list 1 place in town. Another 15 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cournanel?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du piano de Limoux, Musée Petiet, Musée de l'Imprimerie and Musée des Automates.
Which places in Cournanel are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Cournanel is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château des évêques d'Alet.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cournanel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (22 km), Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne (22 km), Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne (21 km), Château de Montségur (37 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 Cournanel, 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 (5)
- Musée du piano de Limoux: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Petiet: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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.