A château to see in Laives: Château de Sermaizey
The commune itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Beyond the town, the best known is Abbaye de Cluny, 27 km off.
Laives’ big names
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux.
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.
Finding your way
Out at 3.5 km is Château de la Ferté, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Laives; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
All 4 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Laives. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Laives, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Abbaye de Cluny, at 27 km, heads the 12.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus10 km southeast, in TournusCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône15 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleure8.1 km southwest, in Étrigny
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce15 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles12 km south, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionChâteauChâteauChâteau de Germolles19 km north, in MelleceyMuseumMuseumCathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent38 km south, in MâconAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marcel-lès-Chalon15 km north, in Saint-MarcelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lugny19 km south, in LugnyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rully26 km north, in RullyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Brandon36 km northwest, in Saint-Pierre-de-VarennesPlaces within 40 km of Laives with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Laives
What is there to see in Laives?
The one place mapped in Laives is Château de Sermaizey. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Laives?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Laives or within 5 km.
Which places in Laives are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Laives is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Sermaizey.
What well-known places are within a day out of Laives?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (27 km), Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus (10 km), Cathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône (15 km), Château de Balleure (8.1 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 Laives, 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)
- Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus: Morburre, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Nicéphore-Niépce: Arnaud 25, 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.