Start with Redoute de la Franqui: the sights of Leucate
Leucate’s list takes in 4 attractions, 2 forts and 2 theme parks. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 2 beyond the 7 in Leucate. Among the sites in town, 2 are listed historic monuments. Forteresse de Salses, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.
Best known, in and near Leucate
Next to Redoute de la Franqui, the best known are 2 theme parks, a fort and a water park.
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 go
The list reaches out to Redoute de la Franqui, 5.4 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Leucate; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
There are more other sights (4) than anything else, then zoos, parks or other days out (3).
Dark: in Leucate. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
First the 7 in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 7 places in Leucate first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Forteresse de Salses, 11 km away.
AttractionForteresse de Salses11 km southwest, in Salses-le-Château
AttractionVoie Domitienne34 km north, in NarbonneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne34 km north, in Narbonne
AttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide30 km northwest, in NarbonneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Perpignan23 km southwest, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionChâteau de Quéribus35 km west, in CucugnanAttractionAttractionLydia5.8 km south, in Le BarcarèsAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Aguilar24 km west, in Tuchan
ZooRéserve africaine de Sigean22 km north, in SigeanAttractionAttractionCastillet23 km southwest, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionPalais des Rois de Majorque24 km southwest, in PerpignanAttractionAttractionChâteau de Peyrepertuse40 km west, in Rouffiac-des-CorbièresPlaces within 40 km of Leucate with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Leucate: questions
What is there to see in Leucate?
The first on our list in Leucate are Redoute de la Franqui, Fort de Leucate, Aqualand Port Leucate and Leucate Aventure. We list 7 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Leucate?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Leucate or within 5 km.
Which places in Leucate are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Leucate are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Redoute de la Franqui and Fort de Leucate.
What well-known places are within a day out of Leucate?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Forteresse de Salses (11 km), Voie Domitienne (34 km), Cathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne (34 km), Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide (30 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 Leucate, 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)
- Forteresse de Salses: Albert Sarola Juanola, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Voie Domitienne: Benoît Strepenne, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide: Pinpin 20:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Réserve africaine de Sigean: Gordito1869, CC BY 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.