Just outside Mérey-Vieilley: Château de Bonnay and more
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Mérey-Vieilley itself has none of them. Beyond the town, Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon sits 11 km away.
The first to see around Mérey-Vieilley
Then come 4 forts and a château, behind Château de Bonnay.
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.
Places on the map
Beyond the town, the 6 nearby are mostly to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mérey-Vieilley; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 6 in all.
Dark: in Mérey-Vieilley. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Mérey-Vieilley
Here are the 6 places within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Mérey-Vieilley itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Mérey-Vieilley → · Parks and trails in Mérey-Vieilley →
The wider area
Start with Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon, 11 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon11 km south, in BesançonAttractionAttractionSaline royale d'Arc-et-Senans40 km southwest, in Arc-et-Senans
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon12 km south, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise15 km southwest, in BesançonFortFortPorte taillée12 km south, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive9.5 km south, in Chalezeule
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon11 km southwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Beauregard11 km south, in BesançonChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille11 km south, in Besançon
MuseumMusée Courbet26 km south, in OrnansFortFortFort de Rosemont13 km south, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Mérey-Vieilley with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Mérey-Vieilley: questions
Are there attractions near Mérey-Vieilley?
Nothing is mapped in Mérey-Vieilley itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Bonnay, Fort de Chailluz, Château de Buthiers and Batterie de la Charrière.
Are there museums in or near Mérey-Vieilley?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Mérey-Vieilley or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mérey-Vieilley?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (11 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (11 km), Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (40 km), Citadelle de Besançon (12 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 Mérey-Vieilley, 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
- Jardin botanique de Besançon: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Courbet: 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.