What to see in Barraux, from Fort Barraux on
Barraux’s list takes in 7 châteaux, 7 attractions and a museum. 3 places to visit are mapped in Barraux, with 13 more within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 2 are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of the places on the list. Day-trippers head 17 km out to Grande Chartreuse.
Highlights of Barraux
Close behind Fort Barraux are 4 châteaux and an attraction.
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.
Plotted on the map
At the edge of the map sits Château de Beauregard, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Barraux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (7), then other sights (7).
Dark: in Barraux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
The 3 inside Barraux come first, then 13 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Barraux first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, Grande Chartreuse (17 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble33 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie16 km north, in Chambéry
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry16 km north, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu39 km northwest, in Brégnier-Cordon
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet8.2 km south, in Le Touvet
MuseumLes Charmettes14 km north, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus29 km north, in Aix-les-BainsAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle9.5 km southwest, in Plateau-des-Petites-RochesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble33 km southwest, in GrenoblePlaces within 40 km of Barraux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Barraux: questions
What is there to see in Barraux?
The first on our list in Barraux are Fort Barraux, Château du Fayet and Château de Maximy. We list 3 places in town. Another 13 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Barraux?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Bayard and Art'M Martine Retter.
Which places in Barraux are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Barraux are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Fort Barraux and Château du Fayet.
What well-known places are within a day out of Barraux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (17 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (37 km), Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales (16 km), Musée de Grenoble (33 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 Barraux, 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 de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Charmettes: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.