A ruin just outside Portes-lès-Valence: Tour penchée de Soyons
Visitors to Portes-lès-Valence can choose from 4 châteaux, 4 museums and 2 theme parks. What there is to see lies just outside: 14 places within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence, 6.7 km off.
The first to see around Portes-lès-Valence
Behind Tour penchée de Soyons on the list are 2 châteaux, 2 theme parks and a museum.
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 each one is
At 4.8 km, Château de Montéléger is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Portes-lès-Valence; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 5 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Portes-lès-Valence. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
14 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Portes-lès-Valence itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Portes-lès-Valence → · Parks and trails in Portes-lès-Valence →
For a day out
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (6.7 km) is first of the 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Crussol7.8 km north, in Saint-Péray
MuseumChâteau de Tournon22 km north, in Tournon-sur-Rhône
ChâteauTour de Crest19 km southeast, in CrestChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Tourette18 km west, in Vernoux-en-Vivarais
ChâteauChâteau des Adhémar36 km south, in MontélimarAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Triors31 km northeast, in TriorsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grane16 km south, in GraneChâteauChâteauTour de Ratières36 km north, in RatièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Arthaudière39 km northeast, in Saint-Bonnet-de-ChavagneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Crest19 km southeast, in CrestChâteauChâteauChâteau de Soubeyran22 km northwest, in Saint-Barthélemy-GrozonPlaces within 40 km of Portes-lès-Valence with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Portes-lès-Valence
Are there attractions near Portes-lès-Valence?
Nothing is mapped in Portes-lès-Valence itself, but within 5 km there are Tour penchée de Soyons, Domaine de Murat-Fontlozier, Château de la Boisse and Ardéche Miniatures.
Are there museums in or near Portes-lès-Valence?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Ardéche Miniatures, Musée Archéologique, Les Clévos, cité des savoirs and Musée des amis de la Station d'Etoile.
What well-known places are within a day out of Portes-lès-Valence?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire de Valence (6.7 km), Château de Crussol (7.8 km), Château de Tournon (22 km), Tour de Crest (19 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 Portes-lès-Valence, 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)
- Château de Crussol: Jacques FORÊT : Sequajectrof, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournon: Charcutaille, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour de Crest: Philipendula, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château des Adhémar: M.Minderhoud, 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.