Start with Musée Labenche: the sights of Brive-la-Gaillarde
7 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Brive-la-Gaillarde. We list 8 places to visit in Brive-la-Gaillarde and 4 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 4 museums, 3 châteaux and 2 galleries. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. At 31 km, Carennac is worth the journey.
The headline places in Brive-la-Gaillarde
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, a château and an attraction.
MuseumMusée Labenchein town
MuseumChapelle Saint-Libéral de Brive-la-Gaillardein town
MuseumCentre d'études et musée Edmond-Micheletin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puymègesin townMuseumMuseumUnion Compagnonnique de Brivein townAttractionAttractionLa Fontaine de Bourzatin 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.
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 4 to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brive-la-Gaillarde; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
6 are museums or galleries; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 5.
Dark: in Brive-la-Gaillarde. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
It starts in town with 8 places and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 8 places in Brive-la-Gaillarde first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Brive-la-Gaillarde → · Parks and trails in Brive-la-Gaillarde →
For a day out
Of the 12 day trips, Carennac (31 km) is the best known.
Places within 40 km of Brive-la-Gaillarde with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Brive-la-Gaillarde: questions
What is there to see in Brive-la-Gaillarde?
The first on our list in Brive-la-Gaillarde are Musée Labenche, Chapelle Saint-Libéral de Brive-la-Gaillarde, Centre d'études et musée Edmond-Michelet and Château de Puymèges. We list 8 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Brive-la-Gaillarde?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Labenche, Chapelle Saint-Libéral de Brive-la-Gaillarde, Centre d'études et musée Edmond-Michelet and Union Compagnonnique de Brive.
Which places in Brive-la-Gaillarde are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Brive-la-Gaillarde are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Chapelle Saint-Libéral de Brive-la-Gaillarde and Château de Puymèges.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brive-la-Gaillarde?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Carennac (31 km), Cathédrale Saint-Sacerdos de Sarlat (39 km), Gouffre de Padirac (38 km), Château de Hautefort (32 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 Brive-la-Gaillarde, 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)
- Musée Labenche: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle Saint-Libéral de Brive-la-Gaillarde: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre d'études et musée Edmond-Michelet: davemar, 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.