Visiting Joux: Barrage de Joux and one more to see
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 5 beyond the 2 in Joux. The mix takes in 3 attractions, 2 châteaux and an abbey. Travel 38 km and you reach Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.
Leading places in Joux
Beyond Barrage de Joux, there are 2 châteaux, an abbey and a museum.
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 things are
Just outside town, most of the 5 sit to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Joux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Ahead are other sights (3); next, châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Joux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
It starts in town with 2 places and goes on to 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Joux first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Head 38 km out for Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, the best known of 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon38 km east, in Lyon 5eMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette21 km east, in ÉveuxMuseumMuseumChâteau de la Bastie d'Urfé29 km southwest, in Saint-Étienne-le-MolardGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or39 km east, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon37 km southeast, in Lyon 5eChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche21 km west, in Saint-Priest-la-Roche
MuseumMusée des Confluences39 km southeast, in Lyon 2eAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon37 km southeast, in Lyon 5eMuseumMuseumMusée Ampère33 km east, in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or
AttractionJardin botanique de Lyon39 km east, in Lyon 6e
MuseumLugdunum37 km east, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Joux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Joux
What is there to see in Joux?
The first on our list in Joux are Barrage de Joux and Château de Joux. We list 2 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Joux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la vallée de la Truche.
What well-known places are within a day out of Joux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (38 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (38 km), Couvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette (21 km), Château de la Bastie d'Urfé (29 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 Joux, 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 (5)
- 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
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.