La Graufesenque heads what Millau has to see
Around Millau, the places to visit include 6 attractions, 3 châteaux and 3 galleries. The commune itself has 15 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its centre. In town, 3 sites are listed historic monuments. 7 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. A longer outing takes you to Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux, 11 km off.
Millau’s best known
A garden, an attraction and an archaeological site follow La Graufesenque.
Archaeological siteLa Graufesenquein townGardenGardenJardin botanique des Caussesin townAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Millauin town
Archaeological siteDolmens de Saint-Martin-du-Larzacin townChâteauChâteauHôtel de Sambucyin town
MuseumHôtel de Pégayrollesin townBest 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.
The places, mapped
The 3 outside town cluster to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Millau; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Other sights lead the count with 6; 5 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Millau. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
After the 15 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 15 places in Millau first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
Places within 40 km of Millau with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Millau: questions
What is there to see in Millau?
The first on our list in Millau are La Graufesenque, Jardin botanique des Causses, Beffroi de Millau and Dolmens de Saint-Martin-du-Larzac. We list 15 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Millau?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Hôtel de Pégayrolles, La V.R.A.C, Galerie du 11 and Passage à l’art.
Which places in Millau are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Millau are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including La Graufesenque, Beffroi de Millau and Hôtel de Sambucy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Millau?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (11 km), Aven Armand (26 km), Micropolis (14 km), Château de Peyrelade (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 Millau, 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 (3)
- La Graufesenque: Claude Valette, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolmens de Saint-Martin-du-Larzac: Reby jf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de Pégayrolles: Père Igor, 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.