From Musée du Félicien on: Argentine’s list
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 6 of the 10 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the 3 in Argentine. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. Further afield lies Beaufort, at 32 km.
Argentine’s big names
2 châteaux, 2 museums and a fort follow Musée du Félicien.
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.
The map view
Head to the northwest for most of the 7 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Argentine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Châteaux or heritage sites number 6, museums or galleries 4.
Dark: in Argentine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
10 places in all: 3 in town and 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Argentine first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Argentine → · Parks and trails in Argentine →
Around the region
Start with Beaufort, 32 km off, the best known of 12.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers17 km east, in MoûtiersAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales31 km west, in Chambéry
AttractionChâteau de Miolans13 km northwest, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyAttractionAttractionChâteau des ducs de Savoie32 km west, in ChambéryCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne25 km south, in Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus37 km northwest, in Aix-les-BainsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chevron20 km north, in Mercury
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry32 km west, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau Bayard24 km west, in Pontcharra
MuseumLes Charmettes30 km west, in ChambéryMuseumMuseumChartreuse d'Aillon20 km northwest, in Aillon-le-JeunePlaces within 40 km of Argentine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Argentine: your questions
What is there to see in Argentine?
The first on our list in Argentine are Musée du Félicien, Château de Castagnery and Tour du château des Évèques. We list 3 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Argentine?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Félicien, Le Grand Filon, Musée de l'École and Musée des 4 saisons.
What well-known places are within a day out of Argentine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Beaufort (32 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers (17 km), Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales (31 km), Château de Miolans (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 Argentine, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Moûtiers: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Miolans: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Charmettes: Chris Bertram, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.