Château de Mercuret heads the list around Beaux
None of our places to visit is in Beaux; 3 are within 5 km of its centre. Further out, Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe is 22 km away.
The best known around Beaux
The list goes on from Château de Mercuret to 2 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.
Finding your way
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Beaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 3 in all.
Dark: in Beaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Beaux
These 3 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Beaux itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Most famous of the 12 is Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, 22 km from the centre.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay23 km southwest, in Le Puy-en-Velay
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne36 km northeast, in Saint-Étienne
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy26 km northeast, in Firminy
MuseumMusée Crozatier23 km southwest, in Le Puy-en-VelayChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Artias7.2 km west, in RetournacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaufort36 km south, in GoudetChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalencon13 km northwest, in Saint-André-de-Chalencon
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole38 km northeast, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert27 km northeast, in FirminyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent33 km northeast, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale de la Chaise-Dieu34 km northwest, in La Chaise-DieuPlaces within 40 km of Beaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Beaux
Are there attractions near Beaux?
Nothing is mapped in Beaux itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Mercuret, Château de Chabanoles and Château de Vaux.
Are there museums in or near Beaux?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Beaux or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Beaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (22 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay (23 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (36 km), Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (26 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 Beaux, 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 (5)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay: GIRAUD Patrick, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Crozatier: La photographe Amandine Riou a cédé ses droits au Musée Crozatier., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole: AlSepPhoenix, 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.