Lavoir & one more place to visit in Pierrefort
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Pierrefort are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 in Pierrefort. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Make a day of it at Château de Cropières, 14 km away.
The headline places in Pierrefort
Beyond Lavoir, there are 3 châteaux and a gallery.
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.
Mapped
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pierrefort; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 3 of 5.
Dark: in Pierrefort. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
5 places in all: 2 in town and 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Pierrefort first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Pierrefort → · Parks and trails in Pierrefort →
Further afield
Top of the 12 day trips: Château de Cropières, at 14 km.
Places within 40 km of Pierrefort with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Pierrefort: questions
What is there to see in Pierrefort?
The first on our list in Pierrefort are Lavoir and Les éléphants d'Armand. We list 2 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Pierrefort?
One, in town or within 5 km: Les éléphants d'Armand.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pierrefort?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Cropières (14 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saint-Flour (24 km), Puy Griou (21 km), Château d'Alleuze (20 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 Pierrefort, 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.
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.