Trips from Saint-Denis, starting with Château d'Allègre
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 7. All of them lie outside Saint-Denis. The trip to Pont du Gard is 39 km.
The names to know near Saint-Denis
Once you have seen Château d'Allègre, try 4 châteaux 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 they are
Furthest out is Château d'Allègre, at 4.5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Denis; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 6 of the 7.
Dark: in Saint-Denis. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
Nothing is inside Saint-Denis itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Denis itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Denis → · Parks and trails in Saint-Denis →
A little further out
Head 39 km out for Pont du Gard, the best known of 12.
Places within 40 km of Saint-Denis with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Saint-Denis
Are there attractions near Saint-Denis?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Denis itself, but within 5 km there are Château d'Allègre, Château de Theyrargues, Capitelle and Château de Boisson.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Denis?
One, in town or within 5 km: Capitelle.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Denis?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont du Gard (39 km), Aven d'Orgnac (16 km), Pont d'Arc (21 km), Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche (24 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 Saint-Denis, 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.
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.