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Attractions in Gières

Gières’s places to visit, starting with Arboretum Robert-Ruffier-Lanche

Among the places to visit in and near Gières are 13 museums, 7 gardens and 7 galleries. Mapped in Gières are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 61. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Drive 20 km to reach Grande Chartreuse.

Photo: Musée de Grenoble, Milky (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Gières
4
inside the commune
Within 5 km
61
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
20
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
12
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
1
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Leading places in Gières

After Arboretum Robert-Ruffier-Lanche, look out for a fort, an attraction and a château.

GardenGardenArboretum Robert-Ruffier-Lanchein townFortFortFort du Mûrierin townAttractionAttractionVestigesin townChâteauChâteauVieux chateau de Gièresin townMuseumMusée de Grenoble4.6 km west, in GrenobleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble4.6 km west, in Grenoble

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.

Map

Mapped around Gières

Close by, the 61 mostly lie to the west.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gières; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The list by type

Count 20 museums or galleries and 12 châteaux or heritage sites.

Museums & galleries 13 museums · 7 galleries0 in town · 20 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 5 monasteries · 4 forts · 2 châteaux · 1 cathedral2 in town · 10 nearby
Gardens 7 gardens1 in town · 6 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions1 in town · 4 nearby

Dark: in Gières. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The full list

65 places in all: 4 in town and 61 within 5 km of its centre.

The 4 places in Gières first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 61.

The history of Gières → · Parks and trails in Gières →

Further afield

Worth the drive

Day trips number 12; the best known is Grande Chartreuse, 20 km off.

Monastery or conventMonastery or conventGrande Chartreuse20 km north, in Saint-Pierre-de-ChartreuseMuseumMusée de la Révolution française12 km south, in VizilleAttractionBastille5.3 km west, in GrenobleAttractionLa Casamaures6 km west, in Saint-Martin-le-VinouxAttractionAttractionUriage-les-Bains5.8 km southeast, in Vaulnaveys-le-HautMuseumMagasin-CNAC6.7 km west, in GrenobleChâteauChâteau de Vizille12 km south, in VizilleMuseumMuseumMusée dauphinois5 km west, in GrenobleMuseumMusée Géo-Charles8 km southwest, in ÉchirollesMuseumMusée Champollion17 km southwest, in VifAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais15 km northwest, in VoreppeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sieyes17 km northwest, in Voreppe

Places within 40 km of Gières with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Gières: questions

What is there to see in Gières?

The first on our list in Gières are Arboretum Robert-Ruffier-Lanche, Fort du Mûrier, Vestiges and Vieux chateau de Gières. We list 4 places in town. Another 61 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Gières?

20 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de Grenoble, Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère, Musée de l'Ancien Evêché and Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Grenoble.

Which places in Gières are listed historic monuments?

One place on this page in Gières is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Fort du Mûrier.

What well-known places are within a day out of Gières?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (20 km), Musée de la Révolution française (12 km), Bastille (5.3 km), La Casamaures (6 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 Gières, 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 (20)

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.