Places to visit around Saint-Denis, from Château de Saissac
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Denis, but 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Look for an attraction, a fort and a museum. At 20 km, Cité de Carcassonne is worth the journey.
Where to start near Saint-Denis
Beyond Château de Saissac, there are a fort 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.
On the map
To the west lie most of the 3 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Denis; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
It comes down to an attraction, a fort and a museum.
Dark: in Saint-Denis. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
Each of the 3 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Denis itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Denis → · Parks and trails in Saint-Denis →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Cité de Carcassonne (20 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne20 km southeast, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionCôte magnétique37 km east, in Siran
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne19 km southeast, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Lastours13 km east, in Lastours
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne21 km southeast, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionPic de Nore21 km east, in Pradelles-CabardèsMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Sainte-Marie de Prouilhe22 km southwest, in Fanjeaux
MuseumMusée Goya27 km north, in CastresCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres27 km north, in CastresChurchChurchÉglise abbatiale Saint-Benoît d'En-Calcat16 km north, in DourgneAttractionAttractionSeuil de Naurouze32 km west, in MontferrandChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arzens18 km south, in ArzensPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Denis with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Saint-Denis
Are there attractions near Saint-Denis?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Denis itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Saissac, Remparts de Saissac and Tour Grosse, Musée des Vieux métiers.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Denis?
One, in town or within 5 km: Tour Grosse, Musée des Vieux métiers.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Denis?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (20 km), Côte magnétique (37 km), Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne (19 km), Châteaux de Lastours (13 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 Saint-Denis, 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
- Musée Goya: Didier Descouens, 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.