From Cascade de Blangy on: Hirson’s list
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the 2 in Hirson. The mix takes in 2 museums, an attraction and a fort. Travel 14 km and you reach Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames.
The first to see in Hirson
Beyond Cascade de Blangy, there are 2 museums, a fort 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.
Plotted on the map
Most of the 3 out of town lie to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hirson; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
There are more museums or galleries (2) than anything else, then châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Hirson. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
The 2 inside Hirson come first, then 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Hirson first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Leading the 6 is Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames, 14 km away; they include 3 abbeys and 2 attractions.
Places within 40 km of Hirson with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Hirson, answered
What is there to see in Hirson?
The first on our list in Hirson are Cascade de Blangy and Musée Alfred Desmasure. We list 2 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Hirson?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Alfred Desmasure and Musée de la vie rurale et forestière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hirson?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames (14 km), Château de Doumely (36 km), Verziau de Gargantua (36 km), Château de Guise (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 Hirson, 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.
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.