Château de Virieu heads the list around Bessey
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 7 of 8. All of them lie outside Bessey. Set 5.2 km out, Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban makes a day trip.
The first to see around Bessey
Along with Château de Virieu, see 5 châteaux.
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 places, mapped
Out of town, most of the 8 are to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bessey; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 7 of the 8.
Dark: in Bessey. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 8 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Bessey itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Head 5.2 km out for Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban, the best known of 12.
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban5.2 km northeast, in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne21 km northeast, in VienneAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie21 km northeast, in Vienne
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne25 km west, in Saint-ÉtienneZooZooSafari de Peaugres13 km south, in Peaugres
MuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne20 km northeast, in VienneAttractionAttractionPalais idéal30 km southeast, in Hauterives
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole27 km west, in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy32 km west, in Firminy
MuseumMusée des Confluences40 km north, in Lyon 2e
MuseumChâteau de Tournon37 km south, in Tournon-sur-RhôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochetaillée20 km west, in Saint-ÉtiennePlaces within 40 km of Bessey with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Bessey
Are there attractions near Bessey?
Nothing is mapped in Bessey itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Virieu, Château de Lupé, Château actuel and Château de Cheymé.
Are there museums in or near Bessey?
One, in town or within 5 km: La passerelle.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bessey?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (5.2 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne (21 km), Temple d'Auguste et de Livie (21 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (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 Bessey, 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 (8)
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Vienne: SashiRolls, 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
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournon: Charcutaille, 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.