Around Durban, Site paléontologique de Sansan leads the list
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its centre, none in Durban. Look for 3 châteaux and an attraction. Travel 14 km and you reach Montégut.
Just outside Durban, the best known
After Site paléontologique de Sansan, look out for 3 châteaux.
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
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Durban; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 3 of the 4.
Dark: in Durban. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 4 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Durban itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Head 14 km out for Montégut, the best known of 7.
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch12 km north, in AuchMuseumMuseumMusée des Amériques - Auch12 km north, in AuchAttractionAttractionCathédrale Sainte-Marie de Lombez28 km east, in LombezChâteauChâteauChâteau de Herrebouc27 km northwest, in Saint-Jean-PoutgeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mérens24 km north, in MérensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bouvées35 km northeast, in LabrihePlaces within 40 km of Durban with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Durban: questions
Are there attractions near Durban?
Nothing is mapped in Durban itself, but within 5 km there are Site paléontologique de Sansan, Château d'Orbessan, Château du Garrané and Au Château Vieux.
Are there museums in or near Durban?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Durban or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Durban?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Montégut (14 km), Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch (12 km), Musée des Amériques - Auch (12 km), Cathédrale Sainte-Marie de Lombez (28 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 Durban, 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)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Marie d'Auch: Didier Descouens, 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.