Maison du Charolais and more: what to see in Charolles
The middle of Charolles has 8 places to visit within 1 km. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 4 beyond the 10 in Charolles. There are 5 attractions, 4 museums and 3 châteaux to choose from. France lists 5 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Abbaye de Cluny lies 29 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Best known, in and near Charolles
After Maison du Charolais come 3 attractions and 2 forts.
MuseumMaison du Charolaisin townAttractionAttractionCouvent des Ursulines de Charollesin townFortFortMaison forte de Corcellesin townAttractionAttractionPrieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleinein townAttractionAttractionChâteau de Charles-Le-Témérairein townFortFortTour à diamantin townBest 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
Just outside town, most of the 4 sit to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Charolles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Other sights number 5, châteaux or heritage sites 5.
Dark: in Charolles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
After the 10 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
Couvent des Ursulines de Charolles
Convent located in Saône-et-Loire, in France.
Maison forte de Corcelles
Maison forte à Charolles au hameau de Corcelles.
Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Priory located in Saône-et-Loire, in France.
The 10 places in Charolles first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Charolles → · Parks and trails in Charolles →
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Abbaye de Cluny, at 29 km.
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial12 km west, in Paray-le-MonialGardenGardenArboretum de Pézanin18 km southeast, in Dompierre-les-OrmesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Drée13 km south, in CurbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dyo8.9 km south, in Dyo
MuseumMusée du Hiéron12 km west, in Paray-le-Monial
MuseumAbbaye de Charlieu32 km south, in CharlieuAttractionAttractionChateau de Chaumont-Laguiche13 km northeast, in Saint-Bonnet-de-JouxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelle29 km east, in BourgvilainArt galleryArt galleryMusée d'art et d'archéologie de Cluny29 km east, in ClunyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sigy-le-Châtel26 km northeast, in Sigy-le-Châtel
MuseumMusée de la mine de Blanzy31 km north, in BlanzyPlaces within 40 km of Charolles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Charolles
What is there to see in Charolles?
The first on our list in Charolles are Maison du Charolais, Couvent des Ursulines de Charolles, Maison forte de Corcelles and Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. We list 10 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Charolles?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison du Charolais, Musée du Prieuré Jean Laronze, Musée du vélo Galerie Bernard Thévenet and Musée René Davoine.
Which places in Charolles are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Charolles are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Couvent des Ursulines de Charolles, Maison forte de Corcelles, Prieuré Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and Château de Charles-Le-Téméraire.
What well-known places are within a day out of Charolles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (29 km), Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (12 km), Arboretum de Pézanin (18 km), Château de Drée (13 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 Charolles, 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)
- Maison du Charolais: Maison du Charolais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial: DidierTais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Hiéron: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Charlieu: Welleschik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la mine de Blanzy: Abujoy, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.