Near Montgesoye: Musée Courbet and other places to visit
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 7. None of them is inside Montgesoye itself. Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans is worth a day, 32 km from the centre.
Just outside Montgesoye, the best known
Alongside Musée Courbet you find 3 châteaux, a monastery and a museum.
MuseumMusée Courbet4.3 km northwest, in OrnansChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauvieux2.1 km south, in Châteauvieux-les-FossésChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vuillafans2.4 km southeast, in VuillafansChâteauChâteauChâteau de châteauneuf2.9 km southeast, in VuillafansMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Minimes d'Ornans3.7 km northwest, in OrnansMuseumMuseumAtelier de Gustave Courbet4.9 km northwest, in OrnansBest 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
The map puts most of the 7 to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montgesoye; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (4); next, museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Montgesoye. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 7 places.
Nothing is mapped in Montgesoye itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Montgesoye → · Parks and trails in Montgesoye →
A little further out
Most famous of the 12 is Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, 32 km from the centre.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon22 km northwest, in Besançon
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon20 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise21 km northwest, in BesançonMuseumMuseumFort de Joux27 km southeast, in La Cluse-et-MijouxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cléron10 km west, in CléronFortFortPorte taillée20 km northwest, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive21 km northwest, in ChalezeuleChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille20 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Beauregard21 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont21 km northwest, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Montgesoye with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Montgesoye
Are there attractions near Montgesoye?
Nothing is mapped in Montgesoye itself, but within 5 km there are Musée Courbet, Château de châteauvieux, Château de Vuillafans and Château de châteauneuf.
Are there museums in or near Montgesoye?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Courbet, Atelier de Gustave Courbet and Musée du costume et des traditions comtoises.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montgesoye?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (32 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (21 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (22 km), Citadelle de Besançon (20 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 Montgesoye, 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 Courbet: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
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.