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Attractions in Montbrison

Montbrison to see, Couvent des Oratoriens de Montbrison first

The middle of Montbrison has 6 places to visit within 1 km. Just outside, 5 more are mapped within 5 km of its centre. They include 4 attractions, 3 museums and 2 châteaux. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. A drive of 14 km brings you to Château de la Bastie d'Urfé.

Photo: Musée d'Allard, Azaayle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Montbrison
6
inside the commune
Within 5 km
5
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
4
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
3
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
2
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Leading places in Montbrison

The rest of the best known are 2 museums, 2 attractions and a gallery.

Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Oratoriens de Montbrisonin townMuseumMusée d'Allardin townAttractionSalle des États de Forez et maison Latourin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie XXIein townMuseumMuseumLa Dianain townAttractionAttractionTour de la Barrièrein town

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

The map view

The map ends at Centre de l'Art roman en Forez, 4.6 km out.

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

By kind

Kind by kind

Museums or galleries lead the count with 4; 4 are other sights.

Museums & galleries 3 museums · 1 gallery3 in town · 1 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 2 châteaux · 1 monastery1 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions2 in town · 2 nearby

Dark: in Montbrison. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The list in full

The 6 inside Montbrison come first, then 5 more within 5 km of its centre.

The 6 places in Montbrison first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Montbrison → · Parks and trails in Montbrison →

Further afield

Day trips

Leading the 12 is Château de la Bastie d'Urfé, 14 km away; they include 4 châteaux and 3 museums.

MuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé14 km north, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardCathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne31 km southeast, in Saint-ÉtienneChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy30 km southeast, in FirminyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent21 km southeast, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertMuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole28 km southeast, in Saint-Priest-en-JarezChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chalmazel20 km northwest, in Chalmazel-JeansagnièreAttractionAttractionChâteau de Couzan16 km northwest, in Sail-sous-CouzanChâteauChâteau de Montrond13 km east, in Montrond-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche32 km north, in Saint-Priest-la-RocheAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Essalois23 km southeast, in ChamblesAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert30 km southeast, in FirminyMuseumCouriot - Musée de la Mine31 km southeast, in Saint-Étienne

Places within 40 km of Montbrison with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Practical questions about Montbrison

What is there to see in Montbrison?

The first on our list in Montbrison are Couvent des Oratoriens de Montbrison, Musée d'Allard, Salle des États de Forez et maison Latour and Galerie XXIe. We list 6 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Montbrison?

4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Allard, Galerie XXIe, La Diana and Centre de l'Art roman en Forez.

Which places in Montbrison are listed historic monuments?

2 places on this page in Montbrison are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Couvent des Oratoriens de Montbrison and Salle des États de Forez et maison Latour.

What well-known places are within a day out of Montbrison?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (14 km), Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (31 km), Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (30 km), Château de Grangent (21 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 Montbrison, 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 (7)

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.