Château du Châtelard is the place to visit in Montagnieu
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 5 beyond the one in Montagnieu. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Day-trippers head 33 km out to Grande Chartreuse.
Best known, in and near Montagnieu
Close behind Château du Châtelard are 5 châteaux.
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.
The places, mapped
Just outside town, most of the 5 sit to the north.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montagnieu; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 6 in all.
Dark: in Montagnieu. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
First the one in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Montagnieu, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Montagnieu → · Parks and trails in Montagnieu →
Day trips
Start with Grande Chartreuse, 33 km off, the best known of 12.
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes14 km northeast, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont14 km southeast, in ChirensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean de Belley32 km northeast, in BelleyAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales37 km east, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pupetières7.4 km south, in ChâbonsAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie37 km east, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionMystic14 km northeast, in Les Avenières Veyrins-ThuellinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cordon17 km northeast, in Brégnier-CordonPlaces within 40 km of Montagnieu with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Montagnieu
What is there to see in Montagnieu?
The one place mapped in Montagnieu is Château du Châtelard. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Montagnieu?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Montagnieu or within 5 km.
Which places in Montagnieu are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Montagnieu is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Châtelard.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montagnieu?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (33 km), Cascade de Glandieu (20 km), Château de Virieu (5.7 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (40 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 Montagnieu, 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 (1)
- 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.