The one place to visit in Chénas is Château de Chénas
Chénas and its surroundings hold 8 châteaux, 6 museums and 5 attractions. The commune itself has one place on our list; 19 others are within 5 km of its centre. Further out, Abbaye de Cluny is 25 km away.
The headline places in Chénas
Then come 2 museums, a theme park and an attraction, behind Château de Chénas.
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 Chénas, mapped
Château de Pruzilly marks the outer edge, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chénas; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
8 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 6.
Dark: in Chénas. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
20 places in all: one in town and 19 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Chénas, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further away
Allow a day for Abbaye de Cluny, 25 km away, the pick of 12.
Monastery or conventMonastère royal de Brou40 km east, in Bourg-en-BresseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chaintré6.5 km northeast, in ChaintréChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Chaize15 km southwest, in OdenasGardenGardenArboretum de Pézanin23 km northwest, in Dompierre-les-OrmesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelle17 km north, in BourgvilainChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sou27 km south, in Lacenas
ZooParc des oiseaux35 km southeast, in Villars-les-DombesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne21 km southeast, in Châtillon-sur-ChalaronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles37 km north, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionPlaces within 40 km of Chénas with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Chénas
What is there to see in Chénas?
The one place mapped in Chénas is Château de Chénas. We list 1 place in town. Another 19 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chénas?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Guillon du Compagnonnage, Hameau Dubœuf - Le centre de vinification, Musée du vin and Hôtel des Mines.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chénas?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (25 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (13 km), Château de Leynes (6 km), Monastère royal de Brou (40 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 Chénas, 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 (2)
- Monastère royal de Brou: Marmontel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc des oiseaux: Mangatome, 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.