Seeing Gaja-la-Selve? Begin at Château de Saint-Sauveur
5 of the 6 places to visit in and around Gaja-la-Selve are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Gaja-la-Selve are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 3. For a longer trip, Cité de Carcassonne lies 38 km away.
Top of the list in Gaja-la-Selve
Then come 4 châteaux and an attraction, behind Château de Saint-Sauveur.
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 Gaja-la-Selve, mapped
The outermost point is Château de Cahuzac, at 3.5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gaja-la-Selve; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
5 of the 6 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Gaja-la-Selve. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
First the 3 in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Gaja-la-Selve first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Gaja-la-Selve → · Parks and trails in Gaja-la-Selve →
Further away
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cité de Carcassonne, at 38 km.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne38 km east, in Carcassonne
MuseumChâteau de Foix35 km southwest, in FoixAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montségur36 km south, in Montségur
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix12 km south, in MirepoixMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe13 km east, in Fanjeaux
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne37 km east, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionSeuil de Naurouze18 km north, in MontferrandCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Antonin de Pamiers25 km west, in Pamiers
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne38 km east, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert33 km southeast, in PuivertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lagarde16 km south, in LagardeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade31 km south, in RoquefixadePlaces within 40 km of Gaja-la-Selve with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Gaja-la-Selve, answered
What is there to see in Gaja-la-Selve?
The first on our list in Gaja-la-Selve are Château de Saint-Sauveur, Château des Courtines and Château du Pujet. We list 3 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Gaja-la-Selve?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Gaja-la-Selve or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Gaja-la-Selve?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (38 km), Château de Foix (35 km), Château de Montségur (36 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix (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 Gaja-la-Selve, 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)
- Cité de Carcassonne: Jondu11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- 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.