Around Fontès, start with Château de Cabrières
No place to visit is mapped in Fontès; 4 are within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are a château, an archaeological site and an attraction. Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers is worth a day, 26 km from the centre.
The names to know near Fontès
The rest of the best known are an archaeological site, an attraction 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.
Finding your way
The map puts most of the 4 to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fontès; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Between them they are a château, an archaeological site and an attraction.
Dark: in Fontès. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Fontès
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 4 places listed.
Nothing is mapped in Fontès itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (26 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde26 km south, in AgdeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone25 km northeast, in Saint-Guilhem-le-DésertMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat24 km southeast, in MarseillanCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève22 km north, in LodèveAttractionAttractionPont du Diable23 km northeast, in Aniane
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune34 km southwest, in Nissan-lez-EnseruneArchaeological siteArchaeological siteDolmen de Gallardet12 km northeast, in Le PougetAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale d'Aniane23 km northeast, in AnianeAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes28 km southwest, in BéziersAttractionAttractionPrieuré Saint-Michel de Grandmont21 km north, in Saint-PrivatMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Cassan8.4 km southwest, in RoujanPlaces within 40 km of Fontès with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Fontès: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Fontès?
Nothing is mapped in Fontès itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Cabrières, Mine de Pioch Farrus, Maison Vergnes and Espace Patrimoine.
Are there museums in or near Fontès?
One, in town or within 5 km: Espace Patrimoine.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fontès?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (26 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (26 km), Abbaye de Gellone (25 km), Noilly Prat (24 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 Fontès, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oppidum d'Ensérune: classe unique St-Sulpice-des-Rivoires Isère - FRANCE, 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.