Abbaye des Ayes heads what Crolles has to see
5 of the 7 places to visit in and around Crolles are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Crolles are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Travel 11 km and you reach Grande Chartreuse.
Leading places in Crolles
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux, a ruin 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.
Around Crolles, mapped
Tour de Montfallet, 4.6 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Crolles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Châteaux or heritage sites number 5, other sights 2.
Dark: in Crolles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
3 in town lead, with 4 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 3 places in Crolles first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Grande Chartreuse (11 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble15 km southwest, in GrenobleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble15 km southwest, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française24 km south, in Vizille
AttractionBastille15 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales32 km north, in Chambéry
AttractionLa Casamaures16 km southwest, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet10 km northeast, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle9.8 km north, in Plateau-des-Petites-Roches
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché15 km southwest, in Grenoble
AttractionTour Perret16 km southwest, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère15 km southwest, in GrenoblePlaces within 40 km of Crolles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Crolles, answered
What is there to see in Crolles?
The first on our list in Crolles are Abbaye des Ayes, Château de Crolles and Château de Montfort. We list 3 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Crolles?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Crolles or within 5 km.
Which places in Crolles are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Crolles are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Abbaye des Ayes and Château de Crolles.
What well-known places are within a day out of Crolles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (11 km), Musée de Grenoble (15 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (15 km), Musée de la Révolution française (24 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 Crolles, 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 de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Ancien Evêché: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Perret: simdaperce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère: Isere-culture, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.