Salle Aquarium: Valras-Plage’s one place to visit
This is a list led by zoos, parks or other days out, 5 of its 7. Mapped in Valras-Plage is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 6. Voie Domitienne lies 24 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Must-know places in Valras-Plage
Following Salle Aquarium are 2 theme parks, a gallery and a museum.
Art galleryMusée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie4 km north, in SérignanMuseumMuseumMusée d'Art Contemporain3.7 km north, in SérignanTheme parkTheme parkPangaea Terre d'aventures3.3 km southwest, in VendresTheme parkTheme parkDomaine La Yole3.2 km southwest, in VendresZooZooFerme La Yole2.7 km southwest, in VendresBest 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
To the southwest is where most of the 6 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Valras-Plage; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
The two biggest groups: zoos, parks or other days out (5) and museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Valras-Plage. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Valras-Plage
After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Valras-Plage, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Valras-Plage → · Parks and trails in Valras-Plage →
Out of town
Voie Domitienne (24 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionVoie Domitienne24 km west, in NarbonneAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers12 km northwest, in BéziersCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne24 km west, in Narbonne
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde16 km northeast, in Agde
AttractionOppidum d'Ensérune16 km northwest, in Nissan-lez-EnseruneAttractionAttractionÉcluses de Fonseranes12 km northwest, in Béziers
AttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Fontfroide34 km southwest, in NarbonneMuseumMuseumNoilly Prat23 km northeast, in Marseillan
AttractionPalais des archevêques de Narbonne24 km west, in Narbonne
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers12 km northwest, in BéziersAttractionAttractionPont des Marchands24 km west, in Narbonne
ZooRéserve africaine de Sigean34 km southwest, in SigeanPlaces within 40 km of Valras-Plage with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Valras-Plage
What is there to see in Valras-Plage?
The one place mapped in Valras-Plage is Salle Aquarium. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Valras-Plage?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie and Musée d'Art Contemporain.
What well-known places are within a day out of Valras-Plage?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Voie Domitienne (24 km), Cathédrale Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Béziers (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Just-et-Saint-Pasteur de Narbonne (24 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde (16 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 Valras-Plage, 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 (8)
- Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie: Region Roussillon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Voie Domitienne: Benoît Strepenne, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Agde: Vpe, Public domain, 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
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Béziers: Romain Bréget, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Réserve africaine de Sigean: Gordito1869, CC BY 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.