Places to visit near Charnay: Fossilea & more
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 10 of its 15. None of them is inside Charnay itself. Further afield, Parc Olympique lyonnais is 28 km from the centre.
Around Charnay: where to begin
Following Fossilea are 5 châteaux.
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.
Map of the places
The map ends at Crèche de Lachassagne, 4.4 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Charnay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (10), then museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Charnay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Charnay
You will find all 15 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Charnay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Leading the 12 is Parc Olympique lyonnais, 28 km away; they include 5 attractions and 5 museums.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais28 km southeast, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon19 km southeast, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon19 km southeast, in Lyon 5eMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette8.7 km south, in ÉveuxGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or19 km southeast, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon19 km southeast, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère11 km east, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon20 km southeast, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon19 km southeast, in Lyon 5e
MuseumMusée des Confluences21 km southeast, in Lyon 2e
MuseumLugdunum19 km southeast, in Lyon 5e
MuseumGadagne19 km southeast, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Charnay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Charnay
Are there attractions near Charnay?
Nothing is mapped in Charnay itself, but within 5 km there are Fossilea, Château de Châtillon-d'Azergues, Maison forte du Pin and Tour du télégraphe Chappe de Marcy.
Are there museums in or near Charnay?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Fossilea, Crèche de Lachassagne and Musée Chazay d'Azergues.
What well-known places are within a day out of Charnay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (28 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (19 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (19 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (8.7 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 Charnay, 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 (7)
- 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
- Jardin botanique de Lyon: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lugdunum: Alorange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gadagne: Mathilde HOSPITAL (Gadagne), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.