From Montcel, 2.7 km to Château de Joserand
There is no place to visit in Montcel; there are 3 within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 châteaux and an abbey. Beyond the town, the best known is Puy de Dôme, 28 km off.
The first to see around Montcel
Château de Joserand aside, the next best known are a château and an abbey.
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.
The places, mapped
The map stretches to Château de Combronde, 4.3 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montcel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
All 3 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Montcel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
3 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Montcel itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Puy de Dôme, 28 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand26 km south, in Clermont-FerrandChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chazeron10 km south, in Loubeyrat
AbbeyAbbaye de Mozac14 km south, in MozacChurchChurchBasilique Notre-Dame-du-Port26 km south, in Clermont-Ferrand
ChâteauChâteau de Tournoël14 km south, in VolvicTheme parkTheme parkVulcania24 km southwest, in Saint-Ours
MuseumMusée Mandet14 km south, in RiomChâteauChâteauChâteau de Billy38 km northeast, in BillyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chouvigny14 km northwest, in ChouvignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Randan23 km east, in RandanPlaces within 40 km of Montcel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Montcel: questions
Are there attractions near Montcel?
Nothing is mapped in Montcel itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Joserand, Château de Combronde and Prieuré grandmontain de Chavanon.
Are there museums in or near Montcel?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Montcel or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montcel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Puy de Dôme (28 km), Ravel (37 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Clermont-Ferrand (26 km), Château de Chazeron (10 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 Montcel, 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
- Abbaye de Mozac: Christophe Ravier. Modification et retouches : user:Matth97, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Tournoël: Matthieu Perona, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Mandet: MOSSOT, 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.