The one place to visit in Sainte-Croix is Château de Gouzou
All 5 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Sainte-Croix, with 4 more within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Grotte du Pech Merle, 28 km off.
Must-know places in Sainte-Croix
4 châteaux follow Château de Gouzou.
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
Beyond the town, the 4 nearby are mostly to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sainte-Croix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Sainte-Croix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
5 places in all: one in town and 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Sainte-Croix, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Sainte-Croix → · Parks and trails in Sainte-Croix →
Worth the drive
Top of the 12 day trips: Grotte du Pech Merle, at 28 km.
MuseumMusée Champollion23 km north, in FigeacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Labastide16 km southwest, in BeauregardChâteauChâteauChâteau Inférieur17 km northeast, in Peyrusse-le-RocChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cénevières18 km west, in CénevièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cabrerets27 km northwest, in CabreretsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Assier30 km north, in AssierPlaces within 40 km of Sainte-Croix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Sainte-Croix: the answers
What is there to see in Sainte-Croix?
The one place mapped in Sainte-Croix is Château de Gouzou. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Sainte-Croix?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Sainte-Croix or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sainte-Croix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte du Pech Merle (28 km), Château de Najac (21 km), Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques (40 km), Château de Belcastel (29 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 Sainte-Croix, 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 (1)
- Musée Champollion: Thierry46, 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.