Close to Sorbiers: Château de Vivert and more
Nothing is mapped in Sorbiers, but 4 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 3 châteaux and a museum. Beyond the town, the best known is Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne, 7.4 km off.
The first to see around Sorbiers
2 châteaux and a museum follow Château de Vivert.
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.
Where they are
Château de Vivert marks the outer edge, 4.3 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Sorbiers; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 4.
Dark: in Sorbiers. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 4 places.
Nothing is mapped in Sorbiers itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne, at 7.4 km, heads the 12 day trips.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne7.4 km southwest, in Saint-Étienne
MuseumMusée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole6 km southwest, in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban26 km east, in Saint-Maurice-l'Exil
ChurchÉglise Saint-Pierre de Firminy17 km southwest, in Firminy
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne34 km east, in VienneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette39 km north, in Éveux
MuseumCouriot - Musée de la Mine8 km southwest, in Saint-ÉtienneAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie34 km east, in VienneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Grangent15 km west, in Saint-Just-Saint-RambertChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rochetaillée9.2 km south, in Saint-ÉtienneMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé39 km northwest, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardAttractionAttractionMaison de la culture de Firminy-Vert17 km southwest, in FirminyPlaces within 40 km of Sorbiers with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Sorbiers: questions
Are there attractions near Sorbiers?
Nothing is mapped in Sorbiers itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Vivert, Château d'Albuzy, Château de Nantas and Maison du Patrimoine et de la Mesure.
Are there museums in or near Sorbiers?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison du Patrimoine et de la Mesure.
What well-known places are within a day out of Sorbiers?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Charles-Borromée de Saint-Étienne (7.4 km), Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole (6 km), Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban (26 km), Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy (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 Sorbiers, 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 (6)
- 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
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Firminy: Peter Christian Riemann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Couriot - Musée de la Mine: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., 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.