A château to see in Provency: Château de Marcilly
All 6 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Provency, but 5 more are within 5 km of its centre. Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine lies 18 km out, the pick for a day trip.
The best known in Provency
Next to Château de Marcilly, the best known are 4 châteaux and an abbey.
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.
Mapped
Just outside town, most of the 5 sit to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Provency; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Provency. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
6 places in all: one in town and 5 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Provency, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Provency
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (18 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionFosse Dionne35 km north, in TonnerreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chastellux18 km south, in Chastellux-sur-CureAttractionAttractionChâteau de Domecy-sur-Cure19 km southwest, in Domecy-sur-Cure
ChurchÉglise Saint-Martin de Clamecy34 km west, in ClamecyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Montfort28 km east, in Montigny-MontfortChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villemolin34 km southwest, in AnthienPlaces within 40 km of Provency with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Provency: the answers
What is there to see in Provency?
The one place mapped in Provency is Château de Marcilly. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Provency?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Provency or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Provency?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (18 km), Château d'Ancy-le-Franc (30 km), Grottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure (15 km), Château de Bazoches (22 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 Provency, 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)
- Fosse Dionne: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Martin de Clamecy: Krzysztof Golik, 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.