Châtel de Theys heads the list around Tencin
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 5. None of them is inside Tencin itself. Grande Chartreuse lies 14 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Just outside Tencin, the best known
Châtel de Theys aside, the next best known are 2 châteaux, a fort and an attraction.
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
To the northwest is where most of the 5 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Tencin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 4 of the 5.
Dark: in Tencin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Places to visit near Tencin
These 5 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Tencin itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Top of the 12 day trips: Grande Chartreuse, at 14 km.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble22 km southwest, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française30 km southwest, in VizilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble22 km southwest, in Grenoble
ChâteauChâteau du Touvet6.3 km north, in Le TouvetAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales29 km north, in Chambéry
AttractionBastille22 km southwest, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionTour Isabelle8.1 km northwest, in Plateau-des-Petites-RochesAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie29 km north, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau Bayard14 km north, in Pontcharra
AttractionLa Casamaures22 km southwest, in Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux
ChâteauChâteau de Vizille30 km southwest, in VizillePlaces within 40 km of Tencin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Tencin
Are there attractions near Tencin?
Nothing is mapped in Tencin itself, but within 5 km there are Châtel de Theys, Château du Carre, Maison forte de la Frette and Château de La Pierre.
Are there museums in or near Tencin?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Tencin or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Tencin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (14 km), Musée de Grenoble (22 km), Musée de la Révolution française (30 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (22 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 Tencin, 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)
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Touvet: Patrice78500, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bastille: Milky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Casamaures: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Vizille: Bogdanmoisuc, 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.