A château to see in Roche: Château de Vaugelas
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Roche are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Roche, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre. Further out, Parc Olympique lyonnais is 25 km away.
Highlights of Roche
Château de Vaugelas aside, the next best known are 2 châteaux, 2 museums and a garden.
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.
Mapped
At 4.9 km, Musée de la vie rurale is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Roche; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
4 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 museums or galleries top the count.
Dark: in Roche. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
7 places in all: one in town and 6 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Roche, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Parc Olympique lyonnais, at 25 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais25 km northwest, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon33 km northwest, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon33 km northwest, in Lyon 5e
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne23 km west, in VienneAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie23 km west, in VienneGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or32 km northwest, in Lyon 6e
ChâteauChâteau de Fallavier5.9 km northwest, in Saint-Quentin-FallavierAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon33 km northwest, in Lyon 5eAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu36 km east, in Brégnier-Cordon
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban37 km southwest, in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
MuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne24 km west, in Vienne
MuseumMusée des Confluences31 km northwest, in Lyon 2ePlaces within 40 km of Roche with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Roche
What is there to see in Roche?
The one place mapped in Roche is Château de Vaugelas. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Roche?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la vie rurale and La Grange Chevrotière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Roche?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (25 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (33 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (33 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne (23 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 Roche, 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)
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Fallavier: moi-même, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 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.