2.7 km from Caloire, Château d'Essalois leads the list
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 5 of 7. None of them is inside Caloire itself. A day out reaches Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy, 5.1 km away.
The first to see around Caloire
Beyond Château d'Essalois, there are 3 châteaux, a fort and a museum.
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
Porte Saint-Pierre marks the outer edge, 5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Caloire; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 5 of the 7.
Dark: in Caloire. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
Nothing is inside Caloire itself; these 7 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Caloire itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Worth the drive, Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (5.1 km) is first of the 12.
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy5.1 km southeast, in Firminy
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne11 km east, in Saint-ÉtienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent5.4 km north, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert5.2 km southeast, in Firminy
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole12 km northeast, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezAttractionAttractionUnité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert5.3 km southeast, in FirminyAttractionAttractionStade de Firminy-Vert5.2 km southeast, in FirminyMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé37 km north, in Saint-Étienne-le-Molard
MuseumCouriot - Musée de la Mine11 km east, in Saint-ÉtienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochetaillée16 km east, in Saint-Étienne
ChâteauChâteau de Montrond25 km north, in Montrond-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu33 km east, in PélussinPlaces within 40 km of Caloire with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Caloire: questions
Are there attractions near Caloire?
Nothing is mapped in Caloire itself, but within 5 km there are Château d'Essalois, Porte Saint-Pierre, Château de Cornillon and Musée des pompiers de Firminy.
Are there museums in or near Caloire?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des pompiers de Firminy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Caloire?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (5.1 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (11 km), Château de Grangent (5.4 km), Maison de la culture de Firminy-Vert (5.2 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 Caloire, 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)
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole: AlSepPhoenix, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Couriot - Musée de la Mine: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Montrond: Groumfy69, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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