Château du Marchidial: Champeix’s one place to visit
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 8 of the 9 places on the list. We list one place to visit in Champeix and 8 within 5 km of its centre. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Further afield, Puy de Dôme is 24 km from the centre.
Where to start in Champeix
Behind Château du Marchidial on the list are 4 châteaux and a fort.
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
Out at 4.9 km is Château Langlade, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Champeix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
8 of the 9 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Champeix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The one inside Champeix comes first, then 8 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Champeix, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Of the 12 day trips, Puy de Dôme (24 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand22 km north, in Clermont-FerrandAttractionAttractionChâteau de Murol14 km west, in MurolAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Randol7.5 km northwest, in CournolsChurchChurchBasilique Notre-Dame-du-Port22 km north, in Clermont-FerrandTheme parkTheme parkVulcania29 km northwest, in Saint-Ours
MuseumMusée Bargoin21 km north, in Clermont-Ferrand
GardenJardin botanique de la Charme24 km north, in Clermont-FerrandChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Opme14 km north, in RomagnatChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Grange Fort15 km southeast, in Les Pradeaux
AbbeyAbbaye de Mozac34 km north, in MozacPlaces within 40 km of Champeix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Champeix
What is there to see in Champeix?
The one place mapped in Champeix is Château du Marchidial. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Champeix?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Champeix or within 5 km.
Which places in Champeix are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Champeix is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Marchidial.
What well-known places are within a day out of Champeix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Puy de Dôme (24 km), Ravel (31 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand (22 km), Château de Murol (14 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 Champeix, 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 (4)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand: Fabien1309, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Bargoin: Fabien1309, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de la Charme: Pierre Tribhou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Mozac: Christophe Ravier. Modification et retouches : user:Matth97, CC BY 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.