Château de Grézan Centre Art & Culture: Laurens’ one place to visit
The commune itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its centre. There are 3 châteaux and an attraction to choose from. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Day-trippers head 20 km out to Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers.
Start with these in Laurens
The list goes on from Château de Grézan Centre Art & Culture to 2 châteaux and an attraction.
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
The outermost point is Jardin Garrigue et Papillons, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Laurens; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 3 of 4.
Dark: in Laurens. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Laurens, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Most famous of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers, 20 km from the centre.
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune25 km south, in Nissan-lez-Enserune
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde32 km southeast, in AgdeCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève25 km north, in LodèveAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes21 km south, in BéziersMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat33 km southeast, in MarseillanAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone37 km northeast, in Saint-Guilhem-le-DésertAttractionAttractionPont du Diable36 km northeast, in Aniane
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers20 km south, in BéziersMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Cassan7.4 km east, in RoujanCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pons de Saint-Pons-de-Thomières36 km west, in Saint-Pons-de-ThomièresAttractionAttractionPrieuré Saint-Michel de Grandmont27 km northeast, in Saint-PrivatPlaces within 40 km of Laurens with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Laurens: your questions
What is there to see in Laurens?
The one place mapped in Laurens is Château de Grézan Centre Art & Culture. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Laurens?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Laurens or within 5 km.
Which places in Laurens are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Laurens is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Grézan Centre Art & Culture.
What well-known places are within a day out of Laurens?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (20 km), Oppidum d'Ensérune (25 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (32 km), Cathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève (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 Laurens, 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 (3)
- Oppidum d'Ensérune: classe unique St-Sulpice-des-Rivoires Isère - FRANCE, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers: Romain Bréget, 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.