Château de Clermont and more: what to see in Chirens
The 6 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. We list 2 places to visit in Chirens and 4 within 5 km of its centre. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. A longer outing takes you to Grande Chartreuse, 20 km off.
Start here in Chirens
Next to Château de Clermont, the best known are 3 châteaux, an abbey and a fort.
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.
Where things are
At the edge of the map sits Château de Hautefort, 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chirens; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
All 6 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Chirens. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
The 2 inside Chirens come first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Chirens first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Top of the 12 day trips: Grande Chartreuse, at 20 km.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble28 km southeast, in GrenobleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu9.1 km northwest, in Val-de-VirieuAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu28 km north, in Brégnier-CordonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble29 km southeast, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales33 km northeast, in Chambéry
AttractionBastille28 km southeast, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie33 km northeast, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pupetières9.1 km northwest, in ChâbonsCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley39 km north, in Belley
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes23 km north, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sieyes15 km southeast, in VoreppePlaces within 40 km of Chirens with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Chirens
What is there to see in Chirens?
The first on our list in Chirens are Château de Clermont and Prieuré de Chirens. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chirens?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Chirens or within 5 km.
Which places in Chirens are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Chirens are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Clermont and Prieuré de Chirens.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chirens?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (20 km), Musée de Grenoble (28 km), Château de Virieu (9.1 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 Chirens, 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 (3)
- 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
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.