Musée des Dinosaures opens Mèze’s list
Mèze’s list takes in 5 attractions, 2 châteaux and 2 galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the 6 in Mèze. A longer outing takes you to Musée Fabre, 30 km off.
Best known, in and near Mèze
Behind Musée des Dinosaures on the list are 3 attractions, a château and a gallery.
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.
The map view
Close by, the 7 mostly lie to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mèze; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
5 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 4.
Dark: in Mèze. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
13 places in all: 6 in town and 7 within 5 km of its centre.
Villa gallo-romaine de Loupian
Large patrician residence with thermal springs.
Église Sainte-Cécile de Loupian
Church located in Hérault, in France.
Chapelle Saint-Hippolyte de Loupian
Chapel located in Hérault, in France.
The 6 places in Mèze first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Of the 12 day trips, Musée Fabre (30 km) is the best known.
Art galleryMusée Fabre30 km northeast, in MontpellierMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat10 km southwest, in Marseillan
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde17 km southwest, in AgdeCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier30 km northeast, in MontpellierFortFortArc de triomphe de Montpellier30 km northeast, in MontpellierAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers33 km west, in BéziersAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone34 km north, in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
GardenJardin des plantes de Montpellier30 km northeast, in MontpellierAttractionAttractionPont du Diable31 km north, in Aniane
MuseumLattara29 km northeast, in LattesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale d'Aniane28 km north, in AnianeAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes34 km west, in BéziersPlaces within 40 km of Mèze with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Mèze, answered
What is there to see in Mèze?
The first on our list in Mèze are Musée des Dinosaures, Ancien Phare du Port de Mèze, Château de Girard and La Méduse Électrique. We list 6 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mèze?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including La Méduse Électrique, Musée de site Gallo Romain Villa-Loupian and Espace o25rjj.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mèze?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée Fabre (30 km), Noilly Prat (10 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (17 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier (30 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 Mèze, 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 (4)
- Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Montpellier: Alexander Baranov from Montpellier, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lattara: Arnaud Fafournoux, 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.