A museum just outside Vieux: Château-musée du Cayla
Nothing on our list is in Vieux; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Among them are a museum, a château and a fort. The best-known trip out is to Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi, 23 km away.
Leading the list near Vieux
Beyond Château-musée du Cayla, there are a château and a fort.
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.
Map of the places
Leave town to the southwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vieux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
2 of the 3 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Vieux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Vieux itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (23 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi23 km east, in Albi
MuseumMusée Toulouse-Lautrec23 km east, in AlbiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Najac26 km north, in NajacCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur33 km south, in LavaurAttractionAttractionChâteaux de Bruniquel18 km northwest, in BruniquelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Castelnau-de-Lévis18 km east, in Castelnau-de-LévisChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mauriac6.5 km southeast, in SenouillacAttractionAttractionJardin des Martels28 km south, in GiroussensArt galleryArt galleryChâteau de Linardié9.3 km southeast, in SenouillacAttractionAttractionChemin de fer touristique du Tarn27 km south, in Saint-Lieux-lès-LavaurMonastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère Nalanda34 km south, in Labastide-Saint-GeorgesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Labastide40 km north, in BeauregardPlaces within 40 km of Vieux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Vieux
Are there attractions near Vieux?
Nothing is mapped in Vieux itself, but within 5 km there are Château-musée du Cayla, Château de Mayragues and Porte de ville.
Are there museums in or near Vieux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Château-musée du Cayla.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vieux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (23 km), Musée Toulouse-Lautrec (23 km), Château de Najac (26 km), Cathédrale Saint-Alain de Lavaur (33 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 Vieux, 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 (2)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi: ByacC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Toulouse-Lautrec: Didier Descouens, 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.