The one place to visit in Charavines is Habitat fortifié de Colletière
4 of the 5 places to visit in and around Charavines are châteaux or heritage sites. The commune itself has one place on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its centre. If you have a day, head to Grande Chartreuse, 23 km away.
Where to start in Charavines
Beyond Habitat fortifié de Colletière, there are a château, a monastery and an abbey.
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 around Charavines
To the southeast is where most of the 4 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Charavines; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
4 of the 5 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Charavines. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Charavines, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Charavines → · Parks and trails in Charavines →
Bigger names, a drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Grande Chartreuse, at 23 km.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble31 km southeast, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu28 km north, in Brégnier-CordonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pupetières6.1 km northwest, in ChâbonsCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble31 km southeast, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales35 km northeast, in Chambéry
AttractionBastille30 km southeast, in Grenoble
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes22 km north, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley39 km north, in BelleyAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie35 km northeast, in Chambéry
AttractionLa Casamaures30 km southeast, in Saint-Martin-le-VinouxPlaces within 40 km of Charavines with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Charavines
What is there to see in Charavines?
The one place mapped in Charavines is Habitat fortifié de Colletière. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Charavines?
One, in town or within 5 km: La Grange Dimière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Charavines?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (23 km), Château de Virieu (6.6 km), Musée de Grenoble (31 km), Cascade de Glandieu (28 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 Charavines, 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
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Casamaures: Morburre, 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.