Out from Les Salles: Château de la Merlée and more
Nothing to visit is mapped in Les Salles, but 8 places are within 5 km of its centre. There are 4 attractions, 3 châteaux and a museum to choose from. Set 30 km out, Ravel makes a day trip.
Top of the list around Les Salles
Next to Château de la Merlée, the best known are 2 châteaux, 2 attractions 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 lie of the land
Most of the 8 close by lie to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Les Salles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
4 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 3.
Dark: in Les Salles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
Each of the 8 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Les Salles itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Les Salles → · Parks and trails in Les Salles →
Days out
Worth the drive, Ravel (30 km) is first of the 12.
Art galleryCreux de l'enfer19 km west, in ThiersMuseumMuseumVallée des Rouets17 km west, in ThiersChâteauChâteauChâteau de Randan38 km northwest, in RandanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ravel31 km west, in RavelPlaces within 40 km of Les Salles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Les Salles: questions
Are there attractions near Les Salles?
Nothing is mapped in Les Salles itself, but within 5 km there are Château de la Merlée, Château de Villechaize, L'Auditorium de Cervières and L'Orée - De fils en liens.
Are there museums in or near Les Salles?
One, in town or within 5 km: L'Orée - De fils en liens.
What well-known places are within a day out of Les Salles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Ravel (30 km), Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (26 km), Château de Montgilbert (25 km), Château de Chalmazel (17 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 Les Salles, 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)
- Creux de l'enfer: Lethiernois, 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.