Motz to see, Château de châteaufort first
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 8 of its 10. The commune itself has 2 places on our list; 8 others are within 5 km of its centre. Further out, Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe is 18 km away.
Where to start in Motz
Alongside Château de châteaufort you find 3 forts, a château and 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.
Where to go
Fours à carboniser du Camp III, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Motz; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 8 of 10.
Dark: in Motz. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
After the 2 in town come 8 more within 5 km of its centre.
7The 2 places in Motz first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe, at 18 km, heads the 12.
Places within 40 km of Motz with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Motz: questions
What is there to see in Motz?
The first on our list in Motz are Château de châteaufort and Maison forte de Motz. We list 2 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Motz?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du bois de Seyssel.
What well-known places are within a day out of Motz?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye royale d’Hautecombe (18 km), Château d'Annecy (22 km), Barrage de Génissiat (15 km), Château de Menthon-Saint-Bernard (29 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 Motz, 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 (1)
- Ancienne église Saint-André de Val-de-Fier: Broenberr, 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.