Château de Mercuret and more near Mézères
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Mézères, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. Mézères itself has none of them. Beyond the town, the best known is Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, 17 km off.
Just outside Mézères, the best known
The list goes on from Château de Mercuret to 4 châteaux and a monastery.
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 to find them
Prieuré de Chamalières-sur-Loire, 4.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mézères; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
6 are châteaux or heritage sites; other sights come next with 2.
Dark: in Mézères. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
You will find all 8 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Mézères itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
The pick of the 12 is Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, 17 km off.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay17 km southwest, in Le Puy-en-Velay
MuseumMusée Crozatier18 km southwest, in Le Puy-en-VelayChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Artias5.6 km north, in Retournac
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy32 km northeast, in FirminyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chavaniac35 km west, in Chavaniac-LafayetteChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beaufort32 km south, in GoudetAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale de la Chaise-Dieu31 km northwest, in La Chaise-DieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalencon14 km north, in Saint-André-de-ChalenconChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent38 km northeast, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Allègre24 km west, in AllègreAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert32 km northeast, in FirminyPlaces within 40 km of Mézères with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Mézères
Are there attractions near Mézères?
Nothing is mapped in Mézères itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Mercuret, Prieuré de Chamalières-sur-Loire, Château de Vaux and Château de Chabanoles.
Are there museums in or near Mézères?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Mézères or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mézères?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (17 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay (17 km), Musée Crozatier (18 km), Château d'Artias (5.6 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 Mézères, 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 (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay: GIRAUD Patrick, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Crozatier: La photographe Amandine Riou a cédé ses droits au Musée Crozatier., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, 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.