Lunel’s places to visit, starting with Louis Médard
Lunel’s list takes in 4 museums, 4 châteaux and 2 attractions. 5 places to visit are mapped in Lunel, with 9 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 4 of the places on the list. For a full day, there is Maison carrée, 25 km away.
Most famous in Lunel
Alongside Louis Médard you find a château, a museum and a garden.
ChâteauChâteau des Gaucelmin town
MuseumMusée de la Tour des Prisonsin townGardenGardenArboretum de Lunelin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventEHPAD Centre hospitalier de Lunel - Site de Republiquein town
Archaeological sitePont Ambroix4.8 km north, in Gallargues-le-MontueuxBest 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.
On the map
The outermost point is Ambrussum, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lunel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 7; 4 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Lunel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
The town has 5; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 9 more.
Château des Gaucelm
Buildings of the former Viguerie de Lunel in the Hérault department of France.
Pont Ambroix
Bridge guaranteeing the crossing of the Vidourle by the Via Domitia, Roman road that ran from Italy to Spain.
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9The 5 places in Lunel first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Of the 12 day trips, Maison carrée (25 km) is the best known.
MuseumMaison carrée25 km northeast, in Nîmes
Art galleryMusée Fabre21 km west, in Montpellier
AttractionTerrasse du café le soir40 km east, in Arles
AttractionArènes de Nîmes25 km northeast, in NîmesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier22 km west, in MontpellierFortFortArc de triomphe de Montpellier22 km west, in MontpellierAttractionAttractionAncienne cathédrale Saint-Trophime à Arles40 km east, in Arles
GardenJardin des plantes de Montpellier22 km west, in MontpellierCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes26 km northeast, in Nîmes
AttractionCC 710027 km northeast, in Nîmes
RuinsAbbaye de Saint-Gilles24 km east, in Saint-Gilles
MuseumLattara22 km southwest, in LattesPlaces within 40 km of Lunel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Lunel: your questions
What is there to see in Lunel?
The first on our list in Lunel are Louis Médard, Château des Gaucelm, Musée de la Tour des Prisons and Arboretum de Lunel. We list 5 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lunel?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Louis Médard, Musée de la Tour des Prisons, Ambrussum and Paul Pastre.
Which places in Lunel are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Lunel are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château des Gaucelm and Musée de la Tour des Prisons.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lunel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Maison carrée (25 km), Musée Fabre (21 km), Terrasse du café le soir (40 km), Arènes de Nîmes (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 Lunel, 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 (13)
- Château des Gaucelm: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Tour des Prisons: This picture belongs to Xavier Caré ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pont Ambroix: Xabi Rome-Hérault, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Marsillargues: Jvillafruela, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de Mourgue: John030Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison carrée: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrasse du café le soir: Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arènes de Nîmes: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Montpellier: Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- CC 7100: bukk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Saint-Gilles: Christian Ferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lattara: Arnaud Fafournoux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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