Château de Virieu heads the list around Blandin
There is no place to visit in Blandin; there are 6 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 châteaux, 2 museums and a monastery. Go 30 km out for Grande Chartreuse.
The best known around Blandin
Alongside Château de Virieu you find 2 museums, a château and a monastery.
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.
Finding your way
Look to the east for most of the 6 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Blandin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (3), then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Blandin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
6 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Blandin itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Worth the drive, Grande Chartreuse (30 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble38 km southeast, in Grenoble
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes19 km northeast, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales38 km east, in ChambéryCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley37 km northeast, in BelleyCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble38 km southeast, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie38 km east, in Chambéry
AttractionBastille37 km southeast, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée Hector-Berlioz17 km southwest, in La Côte-Saint-André
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry38 km east, in ChambéryPlaces within 40 km of Blandin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Blandin
Are there attractions near Blandin?
Nothing is mapped in Blandin itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Virieu, Château de Pupetières, Chartreuse de la Sylve-Bénite and Histoire de la Galoche.
Are there museums in or near Blandin?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Histoire de la Galoche and La Grange Dimière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Blandin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (30 km), Cascade de Glandieu (25 km), Château de Clermont (9.2 km), Musée de Grenoble (38 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 Blandin, 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 (5)
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Hector-Berlioz: Valérie Gaillard, photographe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, 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.