Guise’s places to visit, starting with Familistère de Guise
The middle of Guise has 5 places to visit within 1 km. 2 more lie within 5 km of its centre. Look for 4 attractions, 2 châteaux and a church. France lists 2 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Beyond the town, the best known is Estourmel, 35 km off.
Where to start in Guise
After Familistère de Guise, look out for 3 attractions, a château and a church.
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.
The layout
Furthest out is Château de l'Étang, at 3.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Guise; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
4 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 3.
Dark: in Guise. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the 5 in town come 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
Château de Guise
Medieval fortress, then citadel. The seat of the immensely powerful Dukes of Guise..
Église Saint-Médard de Flavigny-le-Grand-et-Beaurain
Church located in Aisne, in France.
The 5 places in Guise first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Estourmel, at 35 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon38 km south, in LaonMuseumMuseumMusée Matisse24 km north, in Le Cateau-CambrésisAttractionAttractionVerziau de Gargantua17 km south, in Bois-lès-PargnyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Origny12 km southwest, in Origny-Sainte-BenoiteAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Laon38 km south, in LaonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maroilles27 km north, in MaroillesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Michel36 km east, in Saint-MichelAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames29 km northeast, in RocquignyMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon38 km south, in LaonFortFortFort d'Hirson32 km east, in BuireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean de Laon38 km south, in LaonPlaces within 40 km of Guise with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Guise: questions
What is there to see in Guise?
The first on our list in Guise are Familistère de Guise, Château de Guise, Axe vert de la Thiérache and Château Fort. We list 5 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Guise?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Guise or within 5 km.
Which places in Guise are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Guise are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Familistère de Guise and Château de Guise.
What well-known places are within a day out of Guise?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (35 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (38 km), Musée Matisse (24 km), Verziau de Gargantua (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 Guise, 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)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.