Around Chay, Château de Paroy leads the list
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 5. None of them is inside Chay itself. Travel 6.3 km and you reach Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans.
Top of the list around Chay
Alongside Château de Paroy you find 2 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is Château de Roche-sur-Loue, 5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Count 3 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 other sights.
Dark: in Chay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
You will find all 5 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Chay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Out of town, Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (6.3 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon26 km northeast, in Besançon
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon25 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise21 km northeast, in Besançon
MuseumMusée Courbet23 km east, in OrnansFortFortPorte taillée25 km northeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cléron16 km east, in Cléron
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon25 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont23 km northeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive28 km northeast, in ChalezeuleChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille26 km northeast, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Chay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Chay
Are there attractions near Chay?
Nothing is mapped in Chay itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Paroy, Château de Rennes-sur-Loue, Château de Roche-sur-Loue and Château de Germigney.
Are there museums in or near Chay?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Chay or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (6.3 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (26 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (26 km), Citadelle de Besançon (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 Chay, 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 des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon: Wikipedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citadelle de Besançon: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Courbet: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Besançon: Arnaud 25, 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.