Oppidum de Magalas is Magalas’ place to visit
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 7 of 8. Only one place to visit is in Magalas, but 7 more are within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers is worth a day, 14 km from the centre.
Magalas’ best known
Beyond Oppidum de Magalas, there are 4 châteaux and a church.
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.
Where they are
The farthest of them, Château d'Espondeilhan, is 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Magalas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 7 of the 8.
Dark: in Magalas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
In town there is one, and the list adds 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Magalas, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Out of town, Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (14 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionVoie Domitienne36 km southwest, in NarbonneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne36 km southwest, in Narbonne
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune20 km southwest, in Nissan-lez-Enserune
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde27 km southeast, in AgdeAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes16 km south, in BéziersMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat28 km southeast, in Marseillan
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers14 km south, in BéziersCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Fulcran de Lodève30 km north, in LodèveAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone39 km northeast, in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
AttractionPalais des archevêques de Narbonne36 km southwest, in NarbonneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Cassan6.8 km northeast, in RoujanPlaces within 40 km of Magalas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Magalas: questions
What is there to see in Magalas?
The one place mapped in Magalas is Oppidum de Magalas. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Magalas?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Magalas or within 5 km.
Which places in Magalas are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Magalas is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Oppidum de Magalas.
What well-known places are within a day out of Magalas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (14 km), Voie Domitienne (36 km), Cathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne (36 km), Oppidum d'Ensérune (20 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 Magalas, 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 (5)
- Voie Domitienne: Benoît Strepenne, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Palais des archevêques de Narbonne: Didier Descouens, 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.