Abbaye Saint-Médard: Soucy’s one place to visit
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. Mapped in Soucy is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 6. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. Château de Pierrefonds, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.
Best known, in and near Soucy
Beyond Abbaye Saint-Médard, there are 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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.
Where things are
Look to the southwest for most of the 6 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Soucy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (4) and other sights (3).
Dark: in Soucy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
One in town leads, with 6 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Soucy, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Out of town, Château de Pierrefonds (11 km) leads 12 names to know.
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne24 km northwest, in CompiègneAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon31 km north, in NoyonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes16 km northeast, in Soissons
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons18 km northeast, in Soissons
MuseumCamp de Royallieu25 km northwest, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée Alexandre-Dumas7.2 km south, in Villers-CotterêtsMuseumMuseumWolfsschlucht II25 km northeast, in MargivalMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye royale de Notre-Dame et Toussaints de Chaalis37 km southwest, in Fontaine-ChaalisAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Prémontré33 km northeast, in PrémontréPlaces within 40 km of Soucy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Soucy
What is there to see in Soucy?
The one place mapped in Soucy is Abbaye Saint-Médard. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Soucy?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Soucy or within 5 km.
Which places in Soucy are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Soucy is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Abbaye Saint-Médard.
What well-known places are within a day out of Soucy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Pierrefonds (11 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons (16 km), Château de Coucy (27 km), Château de Compiègne (24 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 Soucy, 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)
- Château de Compiègne: © 2005 Idarvol, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons: Chris06, Public domain, 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
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.