What to see in Mazamet, from Château d'Hautpoul on
Around Mazamet, the places to visit include 3 châteaux, 2 attractions and 2 museums. 5 places to visit are mapped in Mazamet, with 3 more within 5 km of its centre. The best-known trip out is to Cité de Carcassonne, 32 km away.
Start with these in Mazamet
Then come 2 museums, an attraction and a gallery, behind Château d'Hautpoul.
AttractionChâteau d'Hautpoulin townAttractionAttractionPasserelle de Mazametin townMuseumMuseumMaison du bois et du jouetin townMuseumMuseumMusée du Catharisme de Mazametin townArt galleryArt galleryMarqueterie Philippe Raymondin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montlédier3.3 km northeast, in Pont-de-LarnBest 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.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Château de Montlédier, 3.3 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mazamet; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
3 museums or galleries and 3 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Mazamet. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
After the 5 in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Mazamet first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cité de Carcassonne, at 32 km.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne32 km south, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionCôte magnétique28 km southeast, in SiranAttractionAttractionPic de Nore10 km southeast, in Pradelles-CabardèsChâteauChâteauChâteaux de Lastours17 km south, in Lastours
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne31 km south, in Carcassonne
MuseumMusée Goya17 km northwest, in CastresCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Benoît de Castres17 km northwest, in Castres
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne32 km south, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saissac23 km southwest, in SaissacCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Pons de Saint-Pons-de-Thomières31 km east, in Saint-Pons-de-ThomièresChurchChurchÉglise abbatiale Saint-Benoît d'En-Calcat19 km west, in DourgneFortFortTour de Navès14 km northwest, in NavèsPlaces within 40 km of Mazamet with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Mazamet: questions
What is there to see in Mazamet?
The first on our list in Mazamet are Château d'Hautpoul, Passerelle de Mazamet, Maison du bois et du jouet and Musée du Catharisme de Mazamet. We list 5 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Mazamet?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison du bois et du jouet, Musée du Catharisme de Mazamet and Marqueterie Philippe Raymond.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mazamet?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (32 km), Côte magnétique (28 km), Pic de Nore (10 km), Châteaux de Lastours (17 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 Mazamet, 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 (5)
- Château d'Hautpoul: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité de Carcassonne: Jondu11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Goya: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne: Diego Delso, 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.