What to see from La Thuile: Tour du Chaffard first
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 11 of its 14. None of them is inside La Thuile itself. At 28 km, Grande Chartreuse is worth the journey.
The first to see around La Thuile
Following Tour du Chaffard are 3 châteaux and 2 forts.
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 places, mapped
Furthest out is Château de Triviers, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Thuile; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
11 are châteaux or heritage sites; other sights come next with 2.
Dark: in La Thuile. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 14.
Nothing is mapped in La Thuile itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of La Thuile → · Parks and trails in La Thuile →
Big names nearby
Grande Chartreuse, 28 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry11 km west, in ChambéryAttractionAttractionArc de Campanus20 km northwest, in Aix-les-Bains
MuseumLes Charmettes9.8 km west, in ChambéryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Menthon-Saint-Bernard38 km north, in Menthon-Saint-BernardAttractionAttractionCascade de Glandieu37 km northwest, in Brégnier-Cordon
AttractionChâteau de Miolans11 km northeast, in Saint-Pierre-d'AlbignyChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bâtie7.1 km northwest, in BarbyChâteauChâteauChâteau Bayard13 km south, in PontcharraPlaces within 40 km of La Thuile with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in La Thuile: questions
Are there attractions near La Thuile?
Nothing is mapped in La Thuile itself, but within 5 km there are Tour du Chaffard, Maison forte du Chanay, Château de Verdun-Dessus and Château de Montmélian.
Are there museums in or near La Thuile?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la Vigne et du Vin de Savoie.
What well-known places are within a day out of La Thuile?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Grande Chartreuse (28 km), Cathédrale Saint-François-de-Sales (11 km), Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (29 km), Château des ducs de Savoie (11 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 La Thuile, 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)
- 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 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.