Épervans’ draw is Château de la Motte
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 5 of the 7 places on the list. Only one place to visit is in Épervans, but 6 more are within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Make a day of it at Abbaye de Cluny, 40 km away.
First stops in Épervans
Along with Château de la Motte, see an abbey, a museum and a château.
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.
Places on the map
The map puts most of the 6 to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Épervans; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
5 of the 7 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Épervans. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon
Abbey located in Saône-et-Loire, in France.
Maison de Nicéphore Niépce
Museum in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, in the house where Niépce took the first photograph.
Cloître capitulaire de Saint-Vincent
Cloister located in Saône-et-Loire, in France.
The one place in Épervans, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Abbaye de Cluny (40 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce5 km northwest, in Chalon-sur-Saône
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus21 km south, in Tournus
MuseumHospices de Beaune31 km north, in BeauneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Germolles13 km northwest, in MelleceyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles25 km south, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleure21 km southwest, in ÉtrignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rully18 km northwest, in RullyAttractionAttractionRoute des Grands Crus35 km north, in Aloxe-CortonAttractionAttractionChâteau de Brandon34 km west, in Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes
Theme parkParc touristique des Combes38 km west, in Le CreusotPlaces within 40 km of Épervans with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Épervans
What is there to see in Épervans?
The one place mapped in Épervans is Château de la Motte. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Épervans?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison de Nicéphore Niépce.
Which places in Épervans are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Épervans is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Motte.
What well-known places are within a day out of Épervans?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (40 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (5 km), Musée Nicéphore-Niépce (5 km), Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus (21 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 Épervans, 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 (4)
- Musée Nicéphore-Niépce: Arnaud 25, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hospices de Beaune: Stefan Bauer, http://www.ferras.at, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc touristique des Combes: TL ( TL ), 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.