Fons’ draw is Château du Roc
From Fons, the big name within reach is Carennac, 34 km away. One place to visit is mapped in Fons, and one more within 5 km of its centre. Look for a château and a museum. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument.
The first to see in Fons
After Château du Roc comes 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.
Where each one is
At the edge of the map sits Musée éclaté, 3.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fons; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
The list holds a château and a museum.
Dark: in Fons. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Both on the list
The one inside Fons comes first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Fons, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
The pick of the 12 is Carennac, 34 km off.
MuseumMusée Champollion8.5 km southeast, in FigeacChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lacapelle-Marival7.7 km north, in Lacapelle-MarivalChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puy-Launay13 km east, in LinacFortFortUxellodunum38 km northwest, in VayracChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saignes17 km northwest, in SaignesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Thamar14 km north, in TerrouChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pannonie27 km northwest, in CouzouPlaces within 40 km of Fons with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Fons
What is there to see in Fons?
The one place mapped in Fons is Château du Roc. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fons?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée éclaté.
Which places in Fons are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Fons is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Roc.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fons?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Carennac (34 km), Grotte du Pech Merle (30 km), Gouffre de Padirac (27 km), Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques (36 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 Fons, 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)
- Musée Champollion: Thierry46, 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.