Fort des Montboucons: Pirey’s one place to visit
Pirey and its surroundings hold 5 forts, 4 gardens and 4 châteaux. Only one place to visit is in Pirey, but 22 more are within 5 km of its centre. Allow a day for Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon, 5.8 km off.
Highlights of Pirey
Close behind Fort des Montboucons are 2 châteaux, a museum and a garden.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon5 km southeast, in Besançon
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon2.6 km southeast, in BesançonFortFortFort Griffon4.6 km southeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Franois4.1 km southwest, in FranoisChâteauChâteauChâteau d'École1.7 km northeast, in École-ValentinBest 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.
Around Pirey, mapped
The 22 outside town cluster to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pirey; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
10 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 4.
Dark: in Pirey. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
The one inside Pirey comes first, then 22 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon
Museum in Besançon, France.
Couvent des Cordeliers de Besançon
Convent located in Doubs, in France.
The one place in Pirey, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon, 5.8 km away, is the best known of the 12.
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon6.3 km southeast, in BesançonAttractionAttractionSaline royale d'Arc-et-Senans29 km southwest, in Arc-et-SenansFortFortFort de Planoise6 km south, in BesançonFortFortPorte taillée6.6 km southeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont5.1 km southeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Beauregard5.9 km east, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive7.6 km east, in ChalezeuleChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille6.6 km southeast, in BesançonHistoric houseHistoric houseParlement de Besançon5.1 km southeast, in Besançon
MuseumMusée Courbet22 km southeast, in OrnansChâteauChâteauChâteau de Noironte6.9 km west, in NoirontePlaces within 40 km of Pirey with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Pirey
What is there to see in Pirey?
The one place mapped in Pirey is Fort des Montboucons. We list 1 place in town. Another 22 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Pirey?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, Musée de l'église Sainte-Madeleine de Besançon, Fabrika Sciences and Le 52.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pirey?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (5.8 km), Citadelle de Besançon (6.3 km), Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (29 km), Fort de Planoise (6 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 Pirey, 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
- Jardin botanique de Besançon: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
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.