4.8 km from Montréal, Château de Lamothe leads the list
From Montréal, the big name within reach is Cité de Carcassonne, 18 km away. Nothing on our list is in Montréal; the 2 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre.
Leading the list near Montréal
Behind Château de Lamothe on the list 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 go
The outermost point is Château de Lamothe, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montréal; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 2 in all.
Dark: in Montréal. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 2 places.
Nothing is mapped in Montréal itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Cité de Carcassonne, 18 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne18 km east, in Carcassonne
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne17 km east, in CarcassonneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe6.8 km west, in Fanjeaux
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne18 km east, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Lastours24 km northeast, in LastoursChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arzens5.5 km east, in ArzensAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Alet-les-Bains25 km south, in Alet-les-BainsAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert32 km south, in PuivertAttractionAttractionPic de Nore36 km northeast, in Pradelles-CabardèsAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saissac17 km north, in Saissac
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix25 km southwest, in MirepoixChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arques33 km southeast, in ArquesPlaces within 40 km of Montréal with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Montréal: the answers
Are there attractions near Montréal?
Nothing is mapped in Montréal itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Lamothe and Château de Valgros.
Are there museums in or near Montréal?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Montréal or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montréal?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne (17 km), Monastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe (6.8 km), Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne (18 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 Montréal, 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
- 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.