Start with Château d'Alex: the sights of Alex
Visitors to Alex can choose from 4 châteaux, 2 museums and 2 attractions. Mapped in Alex are 2 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 7. On foot, 2 are within 1 km of the centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Château d'Annecy, 8.1 km off.
What Alex is known for
Château d'Alex aside, the next best known are 3 châteaux, a museum and a gallery.
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.
Places on the map
Furthest out is Musée Départemental de la Résistance de Morette, at 4.6 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Alex; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (4), then museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Alex. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Alex first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Best known of the 12 within reach is Château d'Annecy, at 8.1 km.
MuseumTramway du Mont-Blanc37 km east, in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
ChâteauChâteau de Thorens12 km north, in FillièreAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus33 km southwest, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat37 km northwest, in FranclensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Catherine du Mont9.2 km west, in AnnecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sales12 km north, in FillièreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chevron25 km south, in MercuryAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Entremont14 km northeast, in Glières-Val-de-BornePlaces within 40 km of Alex with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Alex: questions
What is there to see in Alex?
The first on our list in Alex are Château d'Alex and Fondation Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon. We list 2 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Alex?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Fondation Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, Galerie Platini and Musée Départemental de la Résistance de Morette.
What well-known places are within a day out of Alex?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château d'Annecy (8.1 km), Beaufort (33 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy (8.2 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (34 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 Alex, 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 (2)
- Tramway du Mont-Blanc: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Thorens: The original uploader was Seraphin74 at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 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.