Tour d'Avalon is the place to visit in Saint-Maximin
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 5 of its 8. We list one place to visit in Saint-Maximin and 7 within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Day-trippers head 20 km out to Grande Chartreuse.
Start here in Saint-Maximin
Once you have seen Tour d'Avalon, try 3 châteaux, a museum and a gallery.
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.
Where each one is
On the map, most of the 7 sit to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Maximin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (5); next, museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Saint-Maximin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 8 on the list
In town there is one, and the list adds 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Saint-Maximin, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Maximin → · Parks and trails in Saint-Maximin →
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Grande Chartreuse, at 20 km.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble35 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie18 km northwest, in Chambéry
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry18 km northwest, in Chambéry
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet10 km southwest, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus30 km north, in Aix-les-Bains
MuseumLes Charmettes16 km northwest, in ChambéryCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble36 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle12 km southwest, in Plateau-des-Petites-Roches
AttractionChâteau de Miolans20 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Maximin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Saint-Maximin
What is there to see in Saint-Maximin?
The one place mapped in Saint-Maximin is Tour d'Avalon. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Maximin?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Bayard and Art'M Martine Retter.
Which places in Saint-Maximin are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Saint-Maximin is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Tour d'Avalon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Maximin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (20 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (39 km), Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales (18 km), Musée de Grenoble (35 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 Saint-Maximin, 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 (5)
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Charmettes: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Miolans: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.