Vorges’ draw is Le Château de Valbon
The 7 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Vorges, but 6 more are within 5 km of its centre. Further afield, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon is 5.4 km from the centre.
Vorges’ big names
Next to Le Château de Valbon, the best known are 3 forts, a monastery and a château.
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.
On the map
The outermost point is Abbaye Saint-Vincent de Laon, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vorges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Vorges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 7 on the list
After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Vorges, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon, at 5.4 km.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon5.4 km northwest, in LaonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coucy24 km west, in Coucy-le-Château-AuffriqueAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Martin de Laon5.7 km northwest, in LaonAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons28 km southwest, in SoissonsAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Prémontré18 km west, in PrémontréMuseumMuseumWolfsschlucht II20 km southwest, in MargivalAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean de Laon5.3 km northwest, in Laon
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons27 km southwest, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes29 km southwest, in SoissonsMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Cuissy14 km south, in Cuissy-et-GenyAttractionAttractionVerziau de Gargantua26 km north, in Bois-lès-PargnyFortFortFort de Condé19 km southwest, in Condé-sur-AisnePlaces within 40 km of Vorges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Vorges
What is there to see in Vorges?
The one place mapped in Vorges is Le Château de Valbon. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vorges?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Vorges or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vorges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon (5.4 km), Château de Coucy (24 km), Abbaye Saint-Martin de Laon (5.7 km), Cathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons (28 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 Vorges, 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 (2)
- 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
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.