The one place to visit in Cluses is Musée de l'horlogerie et du décolletage
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 6 beyond the one in Cluses. Among them are 3 attractions, 2 museums and 2 châteaux. Beyond the town, the best known is Aiguille du Midi, 32 km off.
Cluses’ big names
Along with Musée de l'horlogerie et du décolletage, see 2 châteaux, 2 attractions 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 from the centre is Maison du Patrimoine, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cluses; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Other sights are the biggest group (3), then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Cluses. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Cluses
One in town leads, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Cluses, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Cluses
Day trips number 12; the best known is Aiguille du Midi, 32 km off.
MuseumTramway du Mont-Blanc22 km southeast, in Saint-Gervais-les-BainsAttractionAttractionLe Brévent25 km southeast, in Chamonix-Mont-BlancChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menthon-Saint-Bernard36 km southwest, in Menthon-Saint-Bernard
MuseumChemin de fer du Montenvers29 km southeast, in Chamonix-Mont-BlancChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Annecy39 km southwest, in AnnecyGardenGardenJardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia12 km east, in SamoënsCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Annecy39 km southwest, in AnnecyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonneville13 km west, in Bonneville
ChâteauChâteau de Thorens26 km west, in Fillière
AttractionCompagnie des guides de Chamonix27 km southeast, in Chamonix-Mont-BlancPlaces within 40 km of Cluses with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Cluses
What is there to see in Cluses?
The one place mapped in Cluses is Musée de l'horlogerie et du décolletage. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cluses?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'horlogerie et du décolletage and Maison du Patrimoine.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cluses?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Aiguille du Midi (32 km), Beaufort (39 km), Tramway du Mont-Blanc (22 km), Le Brévent (25 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 Cluses, 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 (4)
- Tramway du Mont-Blanc: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chemin de fer du Montenvers: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Thorens: The original uploader was Seraphin74 at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compagnie des guides de Chamonix: Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.