One to see in Varaire: Château de Couanac
A day out from Varaire leads to Grotte du Pech Merle, 18 km away. There is one place to visit in Varaire, plus one within 5 km of its centre. On the list: a château and a museum, among others. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument.
Varaire’s big names
Then comes a museum, behind Château de Couanac.
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.
Around Varaire, mapped
Phosphatières du cloup d'Aural, 2.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Varaire; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Between them they are a château and a museum.
Dark: in Varaire. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Varaire, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Grotte du Pech Merle (18 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Places within 40 km of Varaire with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Varaire: questions
What is there to see in Varaire?
The one place mapped in Varaire is Château de Couanac. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Varaire?
One, in town or within 5 km: Phosphatières du cloup d'Aural.
Which places in Varaire are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Varaire is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Couanac.
What well-known places are within a day out of Varaire?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grotte du Pech Merle (18 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Cahors (24 km), Château de Najac (25 km), Château de Labastide (5.1 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 Varaire, 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.
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.