Château de Gigondas opens Isle’s list
Around Isle, the places to visit include 10 châteaux, 9 museums and 8 attractions. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 31 beyond the 7 in Isle. For a longer trip, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges lies 5 km away.
The headline places in Isle
Beyond Château de Gigondas, there are 5 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.
Mapped
To the northeast is where most of the 31 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Isle; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Count 15 châteaux or heritage sites and 11 museums or galleries.
Dark: in Isle. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the 7 in town come 31 more within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Saint-Martial de Limoges
Abbey located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
9Musée national Adrien-Dubouché
Museum in France, holds the largest collection of Limoges porcelain in the world.
Chapelle Saint-Aurélien de Limoges
Chapel located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
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14Abbaye Saint-Martin de Limoges
Benedictine monastery in Limoges, France.
Couvent des Carmes de Limoges
Convent located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
Couvent des Filles-Notre-Dame de Limoges
Convent located in Haute-Vienne, in France.
The 7 places in Isle first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Isle
The standout of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges, 5 km from town.
BattlefieldMassacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane19 km northwest, in Oradour-sur-GlaneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châlus-Chabrol24 km southwest, in Châlus
MuseumCentre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane19 km northwest, in Oradour-sur-GlaneRuinsRuinsChâteau de Chalucet11 km southeast, in Saint-Jean-LigoureChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lastours19 km south, in Rilhac-LastoursZooZooParc du Reynou8.5 km southeast, in Le VigenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochechouart30 km west, in RochechouartChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montbrun31 km southwest, in DournazacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coussac-Bonneval34 km south, in Coussac-BonnevalChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jumilhac37 km south, in Jumilhac-le-GrandChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vieillecour28 km southwest, in Saint-Pierre-de-FrugiePlaces within 40 km of Isle with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Isle
What is there to see in Isle?
The first on our list in Isle are Château de Gigondas, Château de l'Étoile, Château de La Chabroulie and Château de Verthamont. We list 7 places in town. Another 31 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Isle?
11 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée national Adrien-Dubouché, Chapelle Saint-Aurélien de Limoges, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges and Pavillon du Verdurier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Isle?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Limoges (5 km), Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane (19 km), Château de Châlus-Chabrol (24 km), Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane (19 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 Isle, 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 (6)
- Musée national Adrien-Dubouché: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillon du Verdurier: Sergey Prokopenko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium du Limousin: Damien, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Massacre d'Oradour-sur-Glane: User:Dna-Dennis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour-sur-Glane: Celeda, 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.