A château to see in Pontaix: Château de Pontaix
One place to visit is mapped in Pontaix, and 3 more within 5 km of its centre. On the list: 2 châteaux and 2 museums, among others. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die, 8.5 km off.
The names to know in Pontaix
Close behind Château de Pontaix are 2 museums and a château.
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.
The lie of the land
Of the 3 nearby, most are to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pontaix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
2 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 2.
Dark: in Pontaix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 3 more.
The one place in Pontaix, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die (8.5 km) leads the 10 big names within reach.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Die8.5 km east, in DieCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence36 km northwest, in Valence
ChâteauTour de Crest19 km west, in Crest
MuseumMusée de Die8.4 km east, in DieFortFortRemparts de Die8.5 km east, in Die
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol38 km northwest, in Saint-PérayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Triors40 km north, in TriorsAttractionAttractionGrottes de Choranche37 km north, in ChorancheMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Crest20 km west, in CrestChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grane27 km west, in GranePlaces within 40 km of Pontaix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Pontaix: questions
What is there to see in Pontaix?
The one place mapped in Pontaix is Château de Pontaix. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Pontaix?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Exposition minéraux et fossiles - Fondation Robert Ardouvin and Musée de la Clairette.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pontaix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die (8.5 km), Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (36 km), Tour de Crest (19 km), Musée de Die (8.4 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 Pontaix, 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)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Die: M.Minderhoud 7 michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour de Crest: Philipendula, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Die: Sebleouf, 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.