In Quaix-en-Chartreuse, Ancienne grange is the place to visit
Quaix-en-Chartreuse and its surroundings hold 5 attractions, 4 châteaux and 2 museums. Only one place to visit is in Quaix-en-Chartreuse, but 12 more are within 5 km of its centre. Travel 6.4 km and you reach Musée de Grenoble.
Start here in Quaix-en-Chartreuse
After Ancienne grange, look out for 2 attractions, a château 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.
Map of the places
Head southeast for most of the 12 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Quaix-en-Chartreuse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
5 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 5.
Dark: in Quaix-en-Chartreuse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Quaix-en-Chartreuse
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 12 more.
The one place in Quaix-en-Chartreuse, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Quaix-en-Chartreuse → · Parks and trails in Quaix-en-Chartreuse →
The wider area
The standout of the 12 is Musée de Grenoble, 6.4 km from town.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble6.4 km south, in GrenobleMonastery or conventMonastery or conventGrande Chartreuse13 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-de-ChartreuseCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble6.7 km south, in Grenoble
AttractionBastille6 km south, in Grenoble
AttractionLa Casamaures5.8 km south, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française20 km south, in Vizille
MuseumMusée de l'Ancien Evêché6.7 km south, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère7 km south, in Grenoble
AttractionTour Perret7.6 km south, in Grenoble
MuseumMagasin-CNAC7.4 km south, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée archéologique Saint-Laurent6.1 km south, in GrenobleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame-de-Chalais5.9 km northwest, in VoreppePlaces within 40 km of Quaix-en-Chartreuse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Quaix-en-Chartreuse
What is there to see in Quaix-en-Chartreuse?
The one place mapped in Quaix-en-Chartreuse is Ancienne grange. We list 1 place in town. Another 12 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Quaix-en-Chartreuse?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Espace historique and Musée André Moch.
What well-known places are within a day out of Quaix-en-Chartreuse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée de Grenoble (6.4 km), Grande Chartreuse (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (6.7 km), Bastille (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 Quaix-en-Chartreuse, 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 (9)
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Ancien Evêché: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l'Isère: Isere-culture, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Perret: simdaperce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magasin-CNAC: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée archéologique Saint-Laurent: Milky, 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.