Fort de Planoise, 3.4 km from Rancenay
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 8 of its 11. None of them is inside Rancenay itself. For a longer trip, Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans lies 22 km away.
Just outside Rancenay, the best known
Fort de Planoise aside, the next best known are 4 châteaux and a fort.
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.
Where to go
The farthest of them, Musée des Armées Lucien-Roy, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rancenay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 8 of 11.
Dark: in Rancenay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
Nothing is inside Rancenay itself; these 11 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Rancenay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Rancenay
Best known of the 12 within reach is Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, at 22 km.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon8.1 km northeast, in Besançon
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon8 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortPorte taillée8.1 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont5.4 km northeast, in Besançon
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon7.2 km northeast, in Besançon
MuseumMusée Courbet18 km southeast, in OrnansFortFortFort de Beauregard8.8 km northeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille8.9 km northeast, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive11 km northeast, in ChalezeuleHistoric houseHistoric houseParlement de Besançon7.9 km northeast, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Rancenay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Rancenay: questions
Are there attractions near Rancenay?
Nothing is mapped in Rancenay itself, but within 5 km there are Fort de Planoise, Château de Montferrand-le-château, Fort de Pugey and Château de Thoraise.
Are there museums in or near Rancenay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des Armées Lucien-Roy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rancenay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (22 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (8 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (8.1 km), Citadelle de Besançon (8 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 Rancenay, 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.