Château de Rans: Rans’ one place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 2 beyond the one in Rans. Among them are 2 museums and a château. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. A day out reaches Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans, 12 km away.
Rans’ best known
The list goes on from Château de Rans to 2 museums.
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.
The layout
Out at 3.8 km is Le Baccu, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rans; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Most common are museums or galleries: 2 of 3.
Dark: in Rans. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Rans, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (12 km) is first of the 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon25 km northeast, in Besançon
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon25 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Planoise21 km east, in BesançonChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Étrabonne11 km north, in Étrabonne
MuseumMusée Courbet32 km east, in OrnansFortFortPorte taillée25 km northeast, in Besançon
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dole19 km west, in DoleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mutigney21 km northwest, in Mutigney
GardenJardin botanique de Besançon23 km northeast, in BesançonFortFortFort de Rosemont23 km northeast, in BesançonPlaces within 40 km of Rans with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Rans
What is there to see in Rans?
The one place mapped in Rans is Château de Rans. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rans?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Le Baccu and Musée de la Poterie.
Which places in Rans are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Rans is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Rans.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rans?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Saline royale d'Arc-et-Senans (12 km), Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (25 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (25 km), Citadelle de Besançon (25 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 Rans, 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 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 Courbet: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.