Château de Vaucocour and more: what to see in Thiviers
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 8. We list 6 places to visit in Thiviers and 2 within 5 km of its centre. The centre alone has 5 within 1 km. For a longer trip, Cathédrale Saint-Front lies 30 km away.
First stops in Thiviers
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux, a monastery and a museum.
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 around Thiviers
Château de Laxion marks the outer edge, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Thiviers; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 8.
Dark: in Thiviers. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
The town has 6; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 2 more.
The 6 places in Thiviers first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Head 30 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Front, the best known of 12.
Places within 40 km of Thiviers with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Thiviers
What is there to see in Thiviers?
The first on our list in Thiviers are Château de Vaucocour, Couvent Saint-Paul de Thiviers, Salle des faïences de Thiviers and Château de Banceil. We list 6 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Thiviers?
One, in town or within 5 km: Salle des faïences de Thiviers.
What well-known places are within a day out of Thiviers?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Front (30 km), Grotte de Villars (11 km), Château de Hautefort (25 km), Château de Châlus-Chabrol (27 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 Thiviers, 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.