Château de Châtillon, the place to visit in Viré
Of the 10 places to visit in and around Viré, 9 are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Viré, with 9 more within 5 km of its centre. Further out, Abbaye de Cluny is 15 km away.
Top of the list in Viré
Once you have seen Château de Châtillon, try 5 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
The outermost point is Château de la Salle, at 4.6 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Viré; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
9 of the 10 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Viré. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Viré
The town has one; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 9 more.
The one place in Viré, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Viré
Most famous of the 12 is Abbaye de Cluny, 15 km from the centre.
Monastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus14 km north, in TournusMuseumMuseumCathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent16 km south, in MâconChâteauChâteauChâteau de Nobles12 km northwest, in La Chapelle-sous-BrancionChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleure15 km north, in ÉtrignyCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Vincent de Chalon-sur-Saône37 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneArt galleryArt galleryMusée d'art et d'archéologie de Cluny15 km west, in ClunyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Corcelle19 km southwest, in Bourgvilain
MuseumMusée Nicéphore-Niépce37 km north, in Chalon-sur-SaôneGardenGardenArboretum de Pézanin30 km west, in Dompierre-les-OrmesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse de Montmerle22 km east, in LescherouxCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Bourg-en-Bresse40 km southeast, in Bourg-en-BressePlaces within 40 km of Viré with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Viré: questions
What is there to see in Viré?
The one place mapped in Viré is Château de Châtillon. We list 1 place in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Viré?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Viré or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Viré?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Cluny (15 km), Abbaye Saint-Philibert de Tournus (14 km), Cathédrale Vieux-Saint-Vincent (16 km), Château de Nobles (12 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 Viré, 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.