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Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne
Attractions in La Tour-en-Jarez

A cathedral just outside La Tour-en-Jarez: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne

20 of the 24 places to visit in and around La Tour-en-Jarez are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside La Tour-en-Jarez. Drive 14 km to reach Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy.

Photo: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne, Velvet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In La Tour-en-Jarez
0
inside the commune
Within 5 km
24
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
20
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
2
in town and nearby
Best known

Around La Tour-en-Jarez: where to begin

Close behind Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne are 4 museums and a château.

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne4.9 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole2.1 km southwest, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezMuseumMusée des transports urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa région2.3 km southwest, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezMuseumMuseumMusée des Verts2.7 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMuseumLa Platine3.8 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vivert1.4 km north, in L'Étrat

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.

Map

Where they are

On the map, most of the 24 sit to the south.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Tour-en-Jarez; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What is on offer

There are more museums or galleries (20) than anything else, then châteaux or heritage sites (2).

Museums & galleries 11 museums · 9 galleries0 in town · 20 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 1 cathedral · 1 château0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Dark: in La Tour-en-Jarez. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Every one of them

Look within 5 km of its centre for all 24.

Nothing is mapped in La Tour-en-Jarez itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.

The history of La Tour-en-Jarez → · Parks and trails in La Tour-en-Jarez →

Further afield

Well-known places further afield

The standout of the 12 is Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy, 14 km from town.

ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy14 km southwest, in FirminyMuseumCouriot - Musée de la Mine5.3 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneAttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban30 km east, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent11 km west, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertAttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne38 km east, in VienneAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie38 km east, in VienneMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé36 km northwest, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochetaillée9.3 km southeast, in Saint-ÉtienneAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert14 km southwest, in FirminyAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Essalois13 km west, in ChamblesAttractionAttractionUnité d'habitation de Firminy-Vert15 km southwest, in FirminyMuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne38 km east, in Vienne

Places within 40 km of La Tour-en-Jarez with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Places to visit in La Tour-en-Jarez: questions

Are there attractions near La Tour-en-Jarez?

Nothing is mapped in La Tour-en-Jarez itself, but within 5 km there are Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne, Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, Musée des transports urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa région and Musée des Verts.

Are there museums in or near La Tour-en-Jarez?

20 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, Musée des transports urbains de Saint-Étienne et sa région, Musée des Verts and La Platine.

What well-known places are within a day out of La Tour-en-Jarez?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (14 km), Couriot - Musée de la Mine (5.3 km), Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (30 km), Château de Grangent (11 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 La Tour-en-Jarez, 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)

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.