Château du Touvet heads the list around Le Cheylas
Look within 5 km of its centre for the 12 places to visit; none is in Le Cheylas. Among them are 7 attractions and 5 châteaux. Grande Chartreuse lies 16 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Leading the list near Le Cheylas
3 attractions and 2 châteaux follow Château du Touvet.
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet4.3 km southwest, in Le TouvetChâteauChâteauChâteau du Fayet4.7 km northwest, in BarrauxAttractionAttractionAncien Hôpital Saint-Jacques3.6 km north, in La BuissièreAttractionAttractionMaison-forte des Cassard3.5 km north, in La BuissièreChâteauChâteauChâteau du Montalieu3.3 km west, in Saint-Vincent-de-MercuzeAttractionAttractionBanzaï Aventure4.6 km east, in Crêts en BelledonneBest 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 to go
Château du Mollard marks the outer edge, 4.7 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Cheylas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
7 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 5.
Dark: in Le Cheylas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 12 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Le Cheylas itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Cheylas → · Parks and trails in Le Cheylas →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Grande Chartreuse, 16 km away; they include 5 attractions and 4 museums.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble29 km southwest, in GrenobleChâteauChâteauChâteau Bayard5.2 km north, in PontcharraAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales21 km north, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie22 km north, in Chambéry
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française38 km southwest, in VizilleAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle7.3 km west, in Plateau-des-Petites-RochesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble29 km southwest, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry22 km north, in Chambéry
AttractionBastille29 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus35 km north, in Aix-les-Bains
MuseumLes Charmettes20 km north, in ChambéryPlaces within 40 km of Le Cheylas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Le Cheylas: questions
Are there attractions near Le Cheylas?
Nothing is mapped in Le Cheylas itself, but within 5 km there are Château du Touvet, Château du Fayet, Ancien Hôpital Saint-Jacques and Maison-forte des Cassard.
Are there museums in or near Le Cheylas?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Le Cheylas or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Cheylas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (16 km), Musée de Grenoble (29 km), Château Bayard (5.2 km), Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales (21 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 Le Cheylas, 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 (6)
- Château du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Charmettes: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.