Trips from Apinac, starting with Écomusée des monts du Forez
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 5 of 9. All of them lie outside Apinac. Allow a day for Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, 39 km off.
Leading the list near Apinac
Then come 3 châteaux, a fort and a museum, behind Écomusée des monts du Forez.
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.
Places on the map
Château de Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon marks the outer edge, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Apinac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 5; 2 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Apinac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
These 9 are within 5 km of its centre, none in town.
Nothing is mapped in Apinac itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Start with Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe, 39 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne31 km east, in Saint-Étienne
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay39 km south, in Le Puy-en-Velay
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy23 km east, in FirminyMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé38 km north, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent22 km northeast, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale de la Chaise-Dieu25 km west, in La Chaise-Dieu
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole31 km east, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezChâteauChâteauChâteau de Viverols10 km northwest, in ViverolsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalencon11 km south, in Saint-André-de-ChalenconAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert23 km east, in FirminyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bostfranchet12 km northwest, in SaillantPlaces within 40 km of Apinac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Apinac
Are there attractions near Apinac?
Nothing is mapped in Apinac itself, but within 5 km there are Écomusée des monts du Forez, Portes de Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon, Château de Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon and Château de Leignecq.
Are there museums in or near Apinac?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Écomusée des monts du Forez and Musée d'histoire du 20e siècle.
What well-known places are within a day out of Apinac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Église Saint-Michel d'Aiguilhe (39 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (31 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay (39 km), Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (23 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 Apinac, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy-en-Velay: GIRAUD Patrick, CC BY-SA 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole: AlSepPhoenix, 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.