Château d'Arras, 3.3 km from Ponsas
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Ponsas, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Ponsas itself. Drive 10 km to reach Château de Tournon.
Around Ponsas: where to begin
Following Château d'Arras are 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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.
Around Ponsas, mapped
Château des Seigneurs de Beausemblant, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ponsas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 4 in all, ahead of other sights (2).
Dark: in Ponsas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Ponsas itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
The standout of the 12 is Château de Tournon, 10 km from town.
MuseumChâteau de Tournon10 km south, in Tournon-sur-RhôneAttractionAttractionPalais idéal18 km northeast, in HauterivesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence26 km south, in Valence
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban28 km north, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilZooZooSafari de Peaugres15 km northwest, in PeaugresChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Albon10 km north, in AlbonChâteauChâteauTour de Ratières11 km east, in RatièresAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Triors23 km east, in Triors
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol25 km south, in Saint-PérayChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Tourette35 km southwest, in Vernoux-en-VivaraisChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Arthaudière31 km east, in Saint-Bonnet-de-ChavagneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye30 km east, in Saint Antoine l'AbbayePlaces within 40 km of Ponsas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Ponsas
Are there attractions near Ponsas?
Nothing is mapped in Ponsas itself, but within 5 km there are Château d'Arras, Slidesparc, Château de Marnas and Château de Rochetaillée.
Are there museums in or near Ponsas?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison de la Céramique.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ponsas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Tournon (10 km), Palais idéal (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (26 km), Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (28 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 Ponsas, 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)
- Château de Tournon: Charcutaille, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Crussol: Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.