Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons
Cathedral located in Aisne, in France.
Attractions in Mercin-et-Vaux
Photo: Musée de Soissons, Pierre Poschadel (CC BY-SA 4.0)Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons heads the list around Mercin-et-Vaux
10 of the 17 places to visit in and around Mercin-et-Vaux are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Mercin-et-Vaux itself. Day-trippers head 16 km out to Château de Coucy.
In Mercin-et-Vaux
0
inside the commune
Within 5 km
17
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
1
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
10
in town and nearby
Best known
Leading the list near Mercin-et-Vaux
Alongside Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons you find 2 abbeys, a museum and a château.
AttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons3.7 km east, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes3.6 km east, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Soissons3.9 km east, in Soissons
MuseumMusée de Soissons3.9 km east, in SoissonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pernant3.5 km west, in PernantFortFortRemparts romains de Soissons3.6 km east, in Soissons
MuseumMusée de Soissons3.9 km east, in SoissonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pernant3.5 km west, in PernantFortFortRemparts romains de Soissons3.6 km east, in SoissonsBest 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
Where things are
The 17 outside town cluster to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Mercin-et-Vaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
The types of place
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (10); next, other sights (6).
Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 4 abbeys · 3 châteaux · 2 forts · 1 monastery0 in town · 10 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions0 in town · 6 nearby
Dark: in Mercin-et-Vaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Each place in turn
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 17.
Nothing is mapped in Mercin-et-Vaux itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Mercin-et-Vaux → · Parks and trails in Mercin-et-Vaux →
Further afield
Further afield
Day trips number 12; the best known is Château de Coucy, 16 km off.
ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coucy16 km north, in Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pierrefonds22 km west, in Pierrefonds
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon33 km northeast, in Laon
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons5 km east, in SoissonsAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon30 km northwest, in NoyonMuseumMuseumWolfsschlucht II12 km northeast, in Margival
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne32 km west, in CompiègneAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Prémontré21 km northeast, in Prémontré
MuseumCamp de Royallieu34 km west, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée Alexandre-Dumas19 km southwest, in Villers-CotterêtsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montgobert12 km southwest, in MontgobertAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Laon32 km northeast, in Laon
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon33 km northeast, in LaonAbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons5 km east, in SoissonsAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon30 km northwest, in NoyonMuseumMuseumWolfsschlucht II12 km northeast, in MargivalChâteauChâteau de Compiègne32 km west, in CompiègneAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Prémontré21 km northeast, in PrémontréMuseumCamp de Royallieu34 km west, in CompiègneMuseumMusée Alexandre-Dumas19 km southwest, in Villers-CotterêtsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montgobert12 km southwest, in MontgobertAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Laon32 km northeast, in LaonPlaces within 40 km of Mercin-et-Vaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Mercin-et-Vaux
Are there attractions near Mercin-et-Vaux?
Nothing is mapped in Mercin-et-Vaux itself, but within 5 km there are Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons, Abbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Soissons and Musée de Soissons.
Are there museums in or near Mercin-et-Vaux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de Soissons.
What well-known places are within a day out of Mercin-et-Vaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Coucy (16 km), Château de Pierrefonds (22 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (33 km), Abbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons (5 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 Mercin-et-Vaux, 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 (6)
- Musée de Soissons: Pierre Poschadel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons: Chris06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Compiègne: © 2005 Idarvol, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp de Royallieu: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Alexandre-Dumas: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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