Fort du Randouillet opens Briançon’s list
Of the 24 places to visit in and around Briançon, 15 are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Briançon are 19 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 5. In town, 7 sites are listed historic monuments. 7 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. The best-known trip out is to Ouvrage du Janus, 6.3 km away.
Must-know places in Briançon
5 châteaux follow Fort du Randouillet.
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
Maison de la Géologie, 4.2 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Briançon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (15); next, museums or galleries (6).
Dark: in Briançon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Briançon
19 in town lead, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 19 places in Briançon first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Ouvrage du Janus, at 6.3 km, heads the 12.
Places within 40 km of Briançon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Briançon: questions
What is there to see in Briançon?
The first on our list in Briançon are Fort du Randouillet, Fort des Têtes, Fort de l'Infernet and Fort des Salettes. We list 19 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Briançon?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Palais de justice de Briançon, Maison du Parc National des Écrins et Musée du Ski, Musée de la Mine and La petite galerie.
Which places in Briançon are listed historic monuments?
7 places on this page in Briançon are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Fort du Randouillet, Fort des Têtes, Fort des Salettes and Fort Dauphin.
What well-known places are within a day out of Briançon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Ouvrage du Janus (6.3 km), Ouvrage du Gondran E (6.4 km), Ouvrage des Aittes (9.1 km), Fort de l’Olive (11 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 Briançon, 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.
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.