What to see from Saules: Musée Courbet first
What there is to see lies just outside: 6 places within 5 km of its centre. Look for 3 museums, an abbey and a monastery. Beyond the town, the best known is Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, 33 km off.
Top of the list around Saules
After Musée Courbet come 2 museums, an abbey and a monastery.
MuseumMusée Courbet4.4 km southwest, in OrnansAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré Saint-Marcellin d'Ornans2.8 km west, in OrnansMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Minimes d'Ornans4 km southwest, in OrnansTheme parkTheme parkDino-Zoo du Doubs2.8 km north, in ÉtalansMuseumMuseumAtelier de Gustave Courbet4.9 km west, in OrnansMuseumMuseumMusée du costume et des traditions comtoises4.1 km southwest, 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.
Mapped around Saules
Close by, the 6 mostly lie to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saules; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Museums or galleries number 3, châteaux or heritage sites 2.
Dark: in Saules. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
All 6 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Prieuré Saint-Marcellin d'Ornans
Priory located in Doubs, in France.
Couvent des Minimes d'Ornans
Convent located in Doubs, in France.
Nothing is mapped in Saules itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, at 33 km, heads the 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon19 km northwest, in Besançon
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon17 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise19 km northwest, in BesançonMuseumMuseumFort de Joux31 km southeast, in La Cluse-et-MijouxFortFortPorte taillée17 km northwest, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cléron11 km west, in CléronChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Juive17 km northwest, in ChalezeuleChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille17 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Beauregard18 km northwest, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont19 km northwest, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Saules with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Saules
Are there attractions near Saules?
Nothing is mapped in Saules itself, but within 5 km there are Musée Courbet, Prieuré Saint-Marcellin d'Ornans, Couvent des Minimes d'Ornans and Dino-Zoo du Doubs.
Are there museums in or near Saules?
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 Saules?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (33 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (18 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (19 km), Citadelle de Besançon (17 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 Saules, 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.