The best known in Périgueux: Cathédrale Saint-Front
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 16 of the 29 places on the list. Mapped in Périgueux are 21 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 8. Among the sites in town, 9 are listed historic monuments. The middle of town keeps 19 within 1 km. Travel 37 km and you reach Grotte de Font-de-Gaume.
Best known, in and near Périgueux
The list goes on from Cathédrale Saint-Front to 2 museums, an archaeological site and a church.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgordin town
MuseumMusée Vesunnain townArchaeological siteArchaeological siteTour de Vésonein townChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Étienne-de-la-Citéin townAttractionAttractionEschifin 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.
How they lie
Furthest out is Château de Septfonds, at 4.6 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Périgueux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (16) and museums or galleries (9).
Dark: in Périgueux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
It starts in town with 21 places and goes on to 8 within 5 km of its centre.
Église Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité
Church located in Dordogne, in France.
Couvent des Dames de la Foi de Périgueux
Convent located in Dordogne, in France.
Couvent Sainte-Marthe de Périgueux
Convent located in Dordogne, in France.
Couvent des Cordeliers de Périgueux
Convent located in Dordogne, in France.
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Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade
Abbey located in Dordogne, in France.
The 21 places in Périgueux first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Périgueux → · Parks and trails in Périgueux →
Further afield
Best known of the 12 within reach is Grotte de Font-de-Gaume, at 37 km.
Places within 40 km of Périgueux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Périgueux: questions
What is there to see in Périgueux?
The first on our list in Périgueux are Cathédrale Saint-Front, Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord, Musée Vesunna and Tour de Vésone. We list 21 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Périgueux?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord, Musée Vesunna, Musée militaire du Périgord and Galerie L'app'Art.
Which places in Périgueux are listed historic monuments?
9 places on this page in Périgueux are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Cathédrale Saint-Front, Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord, Tour de Vésone and Église Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité.
What well-known places are within a day out of Périgueux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte de Font-de-Gaume (37 km), Grotte de Rouffignac (29 km), Abri de la Madeleine (35 km), Château du Lieu-Dieu (5.2 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 Périgueux, 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 (4)
- Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Vesunna: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée militaire du Périgord: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade: Père Igor, 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.