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Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine
Attractions in Château-Thierry

Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine and more: what to see in Château-Thierry

9 of the 16 places to visit in and around Château-Thierry are châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Château-Thierry are 14 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 2. The town’s list includes 6 listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 11 of the places on the list. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons, 37 km off.

Photo: Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine, Zeugma fr (Antoine FLEURY-GOBERT) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Château-Thierry
14
inside the commune
Within 5 km
2
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
5
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
9
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
6
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

Where to start in Château-Thierry

Next to Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine, the best known are 2 forts, a museum and a monastery.

Art galleryMusée Jean-de-La-Fontainein townMuseumHôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierryin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins de Château-Thierryin townFortFortPorte Saint-Jeanin townFortFortPorte Saint-Pierrein townChâteauChâteauRemparts de Château-Thierryin town

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

How they lie

The farthest of them, Abbaye d'Essômes, is 2.7 km out.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Château-Thierry; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The kinds on offer

There are more châteaux or heritage sites (9) than anything else, then museums or galleries (5).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 gallery5 in town
Châteaux & heritage 3 abbeys · 2 monasteries · 2 forts · 2 châteaux7 in town · 2 nearby
Gardens 1 garden1 in town
Zoos, parks & days out 1 zoo1 in town

Dark: in Château-Thierry. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Everything on the list

16 places in all: 14 in town and 2 within 5 km of its centre.

The 14 places in Château-Thierry first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Château-Thierry → · Parks and trails in Château-Thierry →

Further afield

Bigger names, a drive away

Day trips number 12; the best known is Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons, 37 km off.

AttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons37 km north, in SoissonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Condé13 km east, in Condé-en-BrieAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux39 km west, in MeauxAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Jouarre23 km southwest, in JouarreAbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons37 km north, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes37 km north, in SoissonsAttractionChâteau de Fère-en-Tardenois22 km northeast, in Fère-en-TardenoisMuseumMusée Bossuet39 km west, in MeauxFortFortBibrax29 km west, in Congis-sur-ThérouanneMuseumMusée Alexandre-Dumas32 km northwest, in Villers-CotterêtsChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Oigny-en-Valois27 km northwest, in Oigny-en-ValoisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Soissons37 km north, in Soissons

Places within 40 km of Château-Thierry with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Your questions on Château-Thierry

What is there to see in Château-Thierry?

The first on our list in Château-Thierry are Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine, Hôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry, Couvent des Capucins de Château-Thierry and Porte Saint-Jean. We list 14 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Château-Thierry?

5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Jean-de-La-Fontaine, Hôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry, Maison de Jean de la Fontaine and Casteloscope.

Which places in Château-Thierry are listed historic monuments?

6 places on this page in Château-Thierry are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Hôtel-Dieu de Château-Thierry, Couvent des Capucins de Château-Thierry, Porte Saint-Jean and Porte Saint-Pierre.

What well-known places are within a day out of Château-Thierry?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons (37 km), Château de Condé (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Meaux (39 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Jouarre (23 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 Château-Thierry, 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 (8)

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.