Château du Mas is the place to visit in Bessenay
One place to visit is mapped in Bessenay, and 5 more within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 châteaux, 2 museums and an abbey. Parc Olympique lyonnais lies 33 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Top of the list in Bessenay
Château du Mas aside, the next best known are 2 museums, an abbey and a zoo.
MuseumMusée de la mine de Saint-Pierre-la-Palud4.8 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-la-PaludZooZooParc animalier de Courzieu4.6 km southeast, in CourzieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Charfetain3.2 km southwest, in BrulliolesMuseumMuseumMusée de la Mine et de la minéralogie4.7 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-la-PaludBest 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.
Plotted on the map
The farthest of them, Musée de la mine de Saint-Pierre-la-Palud, is 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bessenay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (3) than anything else, then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Bessenay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The one inside Bessenay comes first, then 5 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Bessenay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Parc Olympique lyonnais, at 33 km, heads the 12.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais33 km east, in Décines-CharpieuMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette7.1 km northeast, in Éveux
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon22 km east, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon21 km east, in Lyon 5eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon21 km east, in Lyon 5eGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or23 km east, in Lyon 6e
MuseumMusée des Confluences21 km east, in Lyon 2eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon21 km east, in Lyon 5e
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon24 km east, in Lyon 6e
MuseumLugdunum21 km east, in Lyon 5e
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne37 km southeast, in Vienne
MuseumGadagne21 km east, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Bessenay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Bessenay: the answers
What is there to see in Bessenay?
The one place mapped in Bessenay is Château du Mas. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bessenay?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la mine de Saint-Pierre-la-Palud and Musée de la Mine et de la minéralogie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bessenay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (33 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (7.1 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (22 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (21 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 Bessenay, 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 (9)
- Musée de la mine de Saint-Pierre-la-Palud: Dominique Robert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lugdunum: Alorange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gadagne: Mathilde HOSPITAL (Gadagne), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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