Villeneuve’s places to visit, starting with Château de Ginals
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Villeneuve, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. There are 5 places to visit in Villeneuve, plus one within 5 km of its centre. In town, 4 sites are listed historic monuments. Walking distance covers 3 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Grotte du Pech Merle, 32 km away, is the best-known day out.
Best known, in and near Villeneuve
Then come 2 galleries, a château and a fort, behind Château de Ginals.
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.
Places on the map
Moulin des arts, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villeneuve; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4; 2 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Villeneuve. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
The 5 inside Villeneuve come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Villeneuve first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villeneuve → · Parks and trails in Villeneuve →
Around the region
Most famous of the 12 is Grotte du Pech Merle, 32 km from the centre.
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Planning a visit to Villeneuve
What is there to see in Villeneuve?
The first on our list in Villeneuve are Château de Ginals, Château de Toulongergues, Porte de Cardalhac and Prieuré de Villeneuve. We list 5 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Villeneuve?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Galerie Jean Marie Périer and Moulin des arts.
Which places in Villeneuve are listed historic monuments?
4 places on this page in Villeneuve are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Ginals, Château de Toulongergues, Porte de Cardalhac and Prieuré de Villeneuve.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villeneuve?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte du Pech Merle (32 km), Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques (34 km), Château de Najac (25 km), Château de Belcastel (25 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 Villeneuve, 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.