Around Montels, start with Château du Terral
Nothing is mapped in Montels, but 5 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 3 attractions and 2 châteaux. Voie Domitienne is worth a day, 12 km from the centre.
The names to know near Montels
Once you have seen Château du Terral, try 3 attractions and a château.
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
Most of the 5 close by lie to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montels; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Other sights number 3, châteaux or heritage sites 2.
Dark: in Montels. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The list runs to 5 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Montels itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Most famous of the 12 is Voie Domitienne, 12 km from the centre.
AttractionVoie Domitienne12 km south, in NarbonneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne12 km south, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionCôte magnétique30 km west, in Siran
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune6.8 km east, in Nissan-lez-EnseruneAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers16 km east, in Béziers
AttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide21 km southwest, in Narbonne
AttractionPalais des archevêques de Narbonne12 km south, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionPont des Marchands12 km south, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes14 km east, in Béziers
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde36 km east, in Agde
ZooRéserve africaine de Sigean26 km south, in Sigean
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers16 km east, in BéziersPlaces within 40 km of Montels with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Montels
Are there attractions near Montels?
Nothing is mapped in Montels itself, but within 5 km there are Château du Terral, Château des archevêques de Narbonne, Collégiale Saint-Étienne de Capestang and Château de Preïssan.
Are there museums in or near Montels?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Montels or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montels?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Voie Domitienne (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne (12 km), Côte magnétique (30 km), Oppidum d'Ensérune (6.8 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 Montels, 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 (7)
- 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
- Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide: Pinpin 20:15, 10 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des archevêques de Narbonne: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Réserve africaine de Sigean: Gordito1869, CC BY 3.0, 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.