Seeing Violay? Begin at Musée de la vallée de la Truche
2 places to visit are mapped in Violay, and one more within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are a museum, an attraction and a château. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 38 km away, is the best-known day out.
The first to see in Violay
Behind Musée de la vallée de la Truche on the list are an attraction and a château.
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 to find them
The map stretches to Château de Joux, 4.1 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Violay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Between them they are a museum, an attraction and a château.
Dark: in Violay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
The 2 inside Violay come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Violay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, at 38 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 5eMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette21 km east, in ÉveuxMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé25 km southwest, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or40 km east, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 5eChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche20 km west, in Saint-Priest-la-Roche
MuseumMusée des Confluences38 km east, in Lyon 2eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère35 km east, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or
MuseumLugdunum38 km east, in Lyon 5e
MuseumGadagne38 km east, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Violay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Violay
What is there to see in Violay?
The first on our list in Violay are Musée de la vallée de la Truche and Tour Matagrin. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Violay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la vallée de la Truche.
What well-known places are within a day out of Violay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (38 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (38 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (21 km), Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (25 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 Violay, 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 (5)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lugdunum: Alorange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gadagne: Mathilde HOSPITAL (Gadagne), 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.