A garden just outside Aulas: Arboretum de Puéchagut
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Aulas are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Aulas itself. Montdardier lies 7.9 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Around Aulas: where to begin
Following Arboretum de Puéchagut are 2 châteaux, a monastery and a museum.
MuseumMusée cévenol2 km southeast, in Le ViganChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montcalm3.3 km south, in AvèzeBest 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 places, mapped
The map shows most of the 5 nearby to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Aulas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
3 of the 5 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Aulas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Aulas itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Most famous of the 12 is Montdardier, 7.9 km from the centre.
Places within 40 km of Aulas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Aulas: your questions
Are there attractions near Aulas?
Nothing is mapped in Aulas itself, but within 5 km there are Arboretum de Puéchagut, Château d'Assas, Couvent des Capucins and Musée cévenol.
Are there museums in or near Aulas?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée cévenol.
What well-known places are within a day out of Aulas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Montdardier (7.9 km), Aven Armand (31 km), Abbaye de Gellone (30 km), Grotte des Demoiselles (16 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 Aulas, 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 (1)
- Musée cévenol: Eric Walter, 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.