Château de Brans is the place to visit in Brans
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Brans, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Brans is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 6. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Go 27 km out for Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans.
The best known in Brans
The list goes on from Château de Brans to 4 châteaux 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
Leave town to the northeast for most of the 6 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brans; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 6 of 7.
Dark: in Brans. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Brans, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Out of town, Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (27 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon34 km east, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mutigney5.3 km north, in Mutigney
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon35 km east, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise31 km east, in Besançon
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dole17 km south, in DoleChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Étrabonne13 km east, in ÉtrabonneAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Tart25 km west, in TartFortFortPorte taillée36 km east, in BesançonAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Arcelot32 km northwest, in Arceau
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon32 km east, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Brans with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Brans: questions and answers
What is there to see in Brans?
The one place mapped in Brans is Château de Brans. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Brans?
One, in town or within 5 km: Parc de Sculptures Île art.
Which places in Brans are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Brans is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Brans.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brans?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (27 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (35 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (34 km), Château de Mutigney (5.3 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 Brans, 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 (4)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon: Wikipedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citadelle de Besançon: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dole: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de Besançon: Arnaud 25, 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.