Cognin’s places to visit, starting with Château de Montcharvin
Among the places to visit in and near Cognin are 14 châteaux, 14 attractions and 8 museums. Mapped in Cognin are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 45. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. The middle of town keeps 4 within 1 km. Drive 23 km to reach Grande Chartreuse.
Highlights of Cognin
Along with Château de Montcharvin, see 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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.
How they lie
To the east lie most of the 45 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cognin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (17) and other sights (14).
Dark: in Cognin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
49 places in all: 4 in town and 45 within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales
Cathedral located in Savoie, in France.
7Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry
Art museum in Savoie, France.
8
12Église Saint-Pierre de Lémenc
Church located in Savoie, in France.
15Couvent des Bernardines de Chambéry
Convent located in Savoie, in France.
Château de Pingon
Old fortified house located in La Motte-Servolex (Savoie, France).
The 4 places in Cognin first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 45.
Day trips from Cognin
Day trips number 12; the best known is Grande Chartreuse, 23 km off.
Theme parkWalibi Rhône-Alpes26 km west, in Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin
AttractionChâteau de Miolans23 km east, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Virieu34 km west, in Val-de-VirieuChâteauChâteauChâteau de Clermont32 km southwest, in ChirensPlaces within 40 km of Cognin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Cognin
What is there to see in Cognin?
The first on our list in Cognin are Château de Montcharvin, Château de Martinel, Château de Salins and Château de Villeneuve. We list 4 places in town. Another 45 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cognin?
12 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry, Les Charmettes, Musée savoisien and Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Chambéry.
Which places in Cognin are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Cognin is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Martinel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cognin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (23 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (22 km), Cascade de Glandieu (25 km), Arc de Campanus (14 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 Cognin, 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 (6)
- 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
- Château de Caramagne: francois73, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Chambéry: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walibi Rhône-Alpes: de:Benutzer:MasterChristian, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Miolans: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.