Château de Puivert, 4 km from Villefort
What there is to see lies just outside: 3 places within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in an attraction, a museum and a château. Drive 19 km to reach Château de Montségur.
Leading the list near Villefort
The list goes on from Château de Puivert to a museum and 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.
Around Villefort, mapped
At 4 km, Château de Puivert is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villefort; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
It comes down to an attraction, a museum and a château.
Dark: in Villefort. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
These 3 are within 5 km of its centre, none in town.
Nothing is mapped in Villefort itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villefort → · Parks and trails in Villefort →
Beyond Villefort
First of the 12 big names within reach is Château de Montségur, 19 km away.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne39 km northeast, in Carcassonne
MuseumChâteau de Foix35 km west, in FoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puilaurens27 km southeast, in PuilaurensArchaeological siteArchaeological siteGrotte de Niaux39 km west, in NiauxAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Alet-les-Bains19 km east, in Alet-les-Bains
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne38 km northeast, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lagarde13 km northwest, in Lagarde
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix20 km northwest, in MirepoixChâteauChâteauChâteau de Roquefixade23 km west, in Roquefixade
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne39 km northeast, in CarcassonneChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arques27 km east, in ArquesPlaces within 40 km of Villefort with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Villefort, answered
Are there attractions near Villefort?
Nothing is mapped in Villefort itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Puivert, Musée du Quercorb and Château de Chalabre.
Are there museums in or near Villefort?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du Quercorb.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villefort?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Montségur (19 km), Cité de Carcassonne (39 km), Château de Foix (35 km), Château de Puilaurens (27 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 Villefort, 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-Michel de Carcassonne: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix: BastienM, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.