Visit Chateau de la Verpillère in Lay
Mapped in Lay is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 2. A day out reaches Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, 34 km away.
The first to see in Lay
Once you have seen Chateau de la Verpillère, try 2 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 layout
Château de Sarron, 5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
All 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Lay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
The one inside Lay comes first, then 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Lay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette, 34 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumAbbaye de Charlieu23 km north, in CharlieuChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sou32 km east, in LacenasAttractionAttractionChâteau de Couzan32 km southwest, in Sail-sous-CouzanAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Savigny31 km southeast, in SavignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Chaize35 km northeast, in OdenasMuseumMuseumFossilea36 km east, in Saint-Jean-des-VignesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fontaine38 km east, in AnseAttractionAttractionArboretum des Grands-Murcins27 km west, in ArconAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Bernard39 km east, in Saint-BernardPlaces within 40 km of Lay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Lay
What is there to see in Lay?
The one place mapped in Lay is Chateau de la Verpillère. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lay?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Lay or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (34 km), Château de la Roche (12 km), Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (28 km), Abbaye de Charlieu (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 Lay, 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 (1)
- Abbaye de Charlieu: Welleschik, 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.