A museum to see in Lajoux: Maison du parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. Only one place to visit is in Lajoux, but 6 more are within 5 km of its centre. A drive of 31 km brings you to Marmite du diable.
Lajoux’s big names
Behind Maison du parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura on the list are 3 museums and 2 attractions.
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 to find them
The list reaches out to Grotte du Célary, 4.3 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lajoux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and other sights (3).
Dark: in Lajoux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
One in town leads, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Lajoux, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Lajoux
Head 31 km out for Marmite du diable, the best known of 11.
ChâteauChâteau de Voltaire16 km southeast, in Ferney-VoltaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Claude8.6 km west, in Saint-ClaudeAttractionAttractionBarrage de Génissiat38 km south, in FranclensAttractionAttractionFort l'Écluse29 km south, in LéazChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cornod33 km west, in CornodMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Pomier34 km south, in PrésillyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Syam37 km north, in SyamAttractionAttractionForges de Syam37 km north, in SyamChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Ternier28 km south, in Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisPlaces within 40 km of Lajoux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Lajoux
What is there to see in Lajoux?
The one place mapped in Lajoux is Maison du parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lajoux?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison du parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura, Musée des pierres de Mijoux, Musée du lapidaire et des pierres fines et précieuses and Musée des Lapidaires.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lajoux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Marmite du diable (31 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul-et-Saint-André de Saint-Claude (8.6 km), Château de Voltaire (16 km), Abbaye de Saint-Claude (8.6 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 Lajoux, 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 (1)
- Château de Voltaire: Chateau de Voltaire, 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.