Melay’s draw is Château de Maulevrier
The best-known day out from Melay is Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial, 28 km away. We list one place to visit in Melay and another within 5 km of its centre. There are a château and a museum to choose from. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument.
The headline places in Melay
Behind Château de Maulevrier on the list is 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.
On the map
At 4.7 km, Musée Reflet Brionnais is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Melay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
It comes down to a château and a museum.
Dark: in Melay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Melay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Out of town, Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (28 km) leads 10 names to know.
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial28 km north, in Paray-le-Monial
MuseumAbbaye de Charlieu13 km southeast, in CharlieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montgilbert36 km southwest, in Ferrières-sur-SichonChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche35 km south, in Saint-Priest-la-RocheAttractionAttractionChâteau de La Palice30 km west, in LapalisseGardenGardenArboretum de Pézanin39 km northeast, in Dompierre-les-OrmesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Drée26 km northeast, in CurbignyAttractionAttractionArboretum des Grands-Murcins22 km southwest, in Arcon
MuseumMusée du Hiéron29 km north, in Paray-le-MonialChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dyo26 km northeast, in DyoPlaces within 40 km of Melay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Melay: questions and answers
What is there to see in Melay?
The one place mapped in Melay is Château de Maulevrier. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Melay?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Reflet Brionnais.
Which places in Melay are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Melay is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Maulevrier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Melay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial (28 km), Abbaye de Charlieu (13 km), Château de Montgilbert (36 km), Château de la Roche (35 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 Melay, 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 (3)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Paray-le-Monial: DidierTais, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Charlieu: Welleschik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Hiéron: Croquant, 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.