Just outside Vatilieu: Château de l'Alba and more
There is no place to visit in Vatilieu; there are 4 within 5 km of its centre. Look for 3 châteaux and a museum. Out of town, Grande Chartreuse is 32 km away.
The best known around Vatilieu
After Château de l'Alba come 2 châteaux and a museum.
MuseumLe Grand Séchoir4.6 km south, in VinayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cumane2 km east, in ChantesseChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mont Vinay5 km south, in VinayBest 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
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vatilieu; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 4.
Dark: in Vatilieu. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 4 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Vatilieu itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Grande Chartreuse (32 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumMusée de Grenoble26 km east, in Grenoble
MuseumMusée de la Révolution française35 km southeast, in VizilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble26 km east, in GrenobleAttractionAttractionPalais idéal30 km west, in Hauterives
AttractionBastille25 km east, in GrenobleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont20 km northeast, in Chirens
AttractionLa Casamaures25 km east, in Saint-Martin-le-VinouxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu25 km north, in Val-de-VirieuAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Triors30 km southwest, in Triors
ChâteauChâteau de Vizille35 km southeast, in Vizille
MuseumMagasin-CNAC24 km east, in GrenoblePlaces within 40 km of Vatilieu with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Vatilieu: questions
Are there attractions near Vatilieu?
Nothing is mapped in Vatilieu itself, but within 5 km there are Château de l'Alba, Le Grand Séchoir, Château de Cumane and Château du Mont Vinay.
Are there museums in or near Vatilieu?
One, in town or within 5 km: Le Grand Séchoir.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vatilieu?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (32 km), Musée de Grenoble (26 km), Musée de la Révolution française (35 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Grenoble (26 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 Vatilieu, 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 (7)
- Le Grand Séchoir: Jean-Paul Corlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Grenoble: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Magasin-CNAC: 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.