Around Saussan, start with Abbaye de Vignogoul
9 of the 13 places to visit in and around Saussan are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Saussan. A longer outing takes you to Musée Fabre, 9.7 km off.
The first to see around Saussan
Beyond Abbaye de Vignogoul, there are 4 châteaux and a fort.
AbbeyAbbaye de Vignogoul2.8 km north, in PignanChâteauChâteauChâteau des évêques de Montpellier2.8 km northeast, in LavéruneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vieux Mujolan3.6 km south, in FabrèguesFortFortOppidum de la Roque3.1 km southeast, in Fabrègues
ChâteauChâteau de Fourques4.3 km northeast, in JuvignacChâteauChâteauEnsemble médiéval de Pignan1.8 km northwest, in PignanBest 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 around Saussan
At 5 km, Musée archéologique Paul Soyris is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saussan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
9 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 3.
Dark: in Saussan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
These 13 are within 5 km of its centre, none in town.
Nothing is mapped in Saussan itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Musée Fabre, 9.7 km off.
Art galleryMusée Fabre9.7 km northeast, in MontpellierCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier9.4 km northeast, in MontpellierFortFortArc de triomphe de Montpellier9.1 km northeast, in Montpellier
GardenJardin des plantes de Montpellier9.2 km northeast, in Montpellier
MuseumLattara11 km east, in LattesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gellone26 km northwest, in Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
ZooParc zoologique de Montpellier12 km northeast, in MontpellierAttractionAttractionPont du Diable23 km northwest, in Aniane
ChâteauCitadelle de Montpellier10 km northeast, in Montpellier
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde38 km southwest, in AgdeMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat31 km southwest, in Marseillan
ChâteauChâteau de Flaugergues13 km east, in MontpellierPlaces within 40 km of Saussan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Saussan, answered
Are there attractions near Saussan?
Nothing is mapped in Saussan itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye de Vignogoul, Château des évêques de Montpellier, Château du Vieux Mujolan and Oppidum de la Roque.
Are there museums in or near Saussan?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Gallerie du Mas de Coulondres, Musée archéologique Paul Soyris and Musée du Château des Evèques.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saussan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée Fabre (9.7 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier (9.4 km), Arc de triomphe de Montpellier (9.1 km), Jardin des plantes de Montpellier (9.2 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 Saussan, 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 (9)
- Abbaye de Vignogoul: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Fourques: Chateau de Fourques, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Parc zoologique de Montpellier: yves Tennevin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citadelle de Montpellier: Photographié et édité par User:Sebjarod (floutage des plaques d'immatriculation), décembre 2004., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flaugergues: Vpe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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