Musée Antoine-Lécuyer heads what Saint-Quentin has to see
Visitors to Saint-Quentin can choose from 3 museums, a garden and a fort. The list holds 9 places in Saint-Quentin and nothing else within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 2 are listed historic monuments. Walking distance covers 4 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Make a day of it at Estourmel, 33 km away.
The headline places in Saint-Quentin
The rest of the best known are a garden, a fort and an abbey.
MuseumMusée Antoine-Lécuyerin town
GardenParc d'Islein townFortFortPorte des Canonniersin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Quentin-en-l'Islein townMuseumMuseumMusée Motobécanein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pilulein townBest 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 around Saint-Quentin
Furthest from the centre is Musée Motobécane, 2 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Quentin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Most are museums or galleries, 4 in all, ahead of châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Saint-Quentin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Saint-Quentin
All 9 are inside Saint-Quentin.
The 9 places in Saint-Quentin first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Quentin → · Parks and trails in Saint-Quentin →
Bigger names, a drive away
Most famous of the 12 is Estourmel, 33 km from the centre.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon40 km southeast, in LaonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coucy36 km south, in Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon36 km southwest, in NoyonCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai36 km north, in Cambrai
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre27 km west, in PéronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ham19 km southwest, in HamAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Prémontré35 km south, in PrémontréMuseumMuseumMusée Matisse34 km northeast, in Le Cateau-CambrésisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Origny14 km east, in Origny-Sainte-BenoiteAttractionAttractionVerziau de Gargantua28 km east, in Bois-lès-PargnyAttractionAttractionChâteau de Guise25 km east, in GuisePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Quentin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Saint-Quentin
What is there to see in Saint-Quentin?
The first on our list in Saint-Quentin are Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Parc d'Isle, Porte des Canonniers and Abbaye de Saint-Quentin-en-l'Isle. We list 9 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Quentin?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Musée Motobécane, Espace Saint-Jacques and Le 115.
Which places in Saint-Quentin are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Saint-Quentin are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Porte des Canonniers and Château de la Pilule.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Quentin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (33 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (40 km), Château de Coucy (36 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon (36 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 Saint-Quentin, 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 (4)
- Musée Antoine-Lécuyer: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc d'Isle: René Hourdry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Historial de la Grande Guerre: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), 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.