Out from Simandres: Écomusée de Chaponnay and more
None of our places to visit is in Simandres; 5 are within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 theme parks, a museum and a château. Further afield lies Parc Olympique lyonnais, at 19 km.
Around Simandres: where to begin
Once you have seen Écomusée de Chaponnay, try 2 theme parks, a château and a garden.
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 layout
The map ends at Château Bouthier-Cornaz, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Simandres; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Between them they are 2 theme parks, a museum and a château.
Dark: in Simandres. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 5 on the list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 5 places.
Nothing is mapped in Simandres itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Simandres → · Parks and trails in Simandres →
Beyond the town
Parc Olympique lyonnais, 19 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais19 km northeast, in Décines-Charpieu
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon17 km north, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon17 km north, in Lyon 5e
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne10 km south, in VienneAttractionAttractionTemple d'Auguste et de Livie10 km south, in VienneGardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or18 km north, in Lyon 6eAttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon17 km north, in Lyon 5e
MuseumÉglise Saint-Pierre de Vienne10 km south, in Vienne
MuseumMusée des Confluences14 km north, in Lyon 2e
AttractionCentrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban25 km south, in Saint-Maurice-l'ExilMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Sainte-Marie de La Tourette30 km northwest, in ÉveuxAttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon16 km north, in Lyon 5ePlaces within 40 km of Simandres with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Simandres
Are there attractions near Simandres?
Nothing is mapped in Simandres itself, but within 5 km there are Écomusée de Chaponnay, Jungle Parc, La Forêt de Justin and Château Bouthier-Cornaz.
Are there museums in or near Simandres?
One, in town or within 5 km: Écomusée de Chaponnay.
What well-known places are within a day out of Simandres?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Parc Olympique lyonnais (19 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (17 km), Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (17 km), Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne (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 Simandres, 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
- Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Pierre de Vienne: SashiRolls, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centrale nucléaire de Saint-Alban: Pilat.Oueb, 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.