Visit Tour d'Orsan in Orsan
Orsan and its surroundings hold 3 châteaux, 3 museums and a fort. Only one place to visit is in Orsan, but 9 more are within 5 km of its centre. At 12 km, Théâtre antique d'Orange is worth the journey.
Orsan’s best known
The list goes on from Tour d'Orsan to 2 châteaux, 2 museums and a gallery.
Art galleryMusée Léon-Alègre4.9 km northwest, in Bagnols-sur-Cèze
MuseumMusée Albert André4.8 km northwest, in Bagnols-sur-CèzeMuseumMuseumVisiatome2.5 km east, in ChusclanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Signac2.1 km northwest, in Bagnols-sur-CèzeBest 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 things are
The 9 outside town cluster to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Orsan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (5) and museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Orsan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The one inside Orsan comes first, then 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Orsan, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Théâtre antique d'Orange, at 12 km, heads the 12.
AttractionThéâtre antique d'Orange12 km east, in OrangeAttractionAttractionPont du Gard23 km southwest, in Vers-Pont-du-Gard
AttractionArc antique d'Orange11 km east, in Orange
AttractionPalais des papes23 km southeast, in AvignonAttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon23 km southeast, in Avignon
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon23 km southeast, in Avignon
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange11 km east, in OrangeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châteauneuf-du-Pape16 km southeast, in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
MuseumMusée du Petit Palais23 km southeast, in AvignonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Madeleine du Barroux35 km east, in Le BarrouxAttractionAttractionPont d'Arc34 km northwest, in Vallon-Pont-d'ArcAttractionAttractionAven d'Orgnac29 km northwest, in Orgnac-l'AvenPlaces within 40 km of Orsan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Orsan: questions
What is there to see in Orsan?
The one place mapped in Orsan is Tour d'Orsan. We list 1 place in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Orsan?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Léon-Alègre, Musée Albert André, Visiatome and Espace Rabelais – centre oenotouristique.
What well-known places are within a day out of Orsan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Théâtre antique d'Orange (12 km), Pont du Gard (23 km), Arc antique d'Orange (11 km), Palais des papes (23 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 Orsan, 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 (8)
- Musée Léon-Alègre: Pascal RADIGUE, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Albert André: Vi..Cult..., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Théâtre antique d'Orange: Gromelle Grand Angle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc antique d'Orange: Xavier D'ABRIGEON, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth d'Orange: H2k4, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, 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.