Balan has Château de Sedan on its doorstep
Of the 10 places to visit in and around Balan, 7 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Balan. The best-known trip out is to SNCF BB 12000, 12 km away.
Top of the list around Balan
Alongside Château de Sedan you find 2 châteaux, a garden and a museum.
ChâteauChâteau de Sedan1.7 km northwest, in SedanGardenGardenJardin botanique de Sedan1.5 km northwest, in SedanMuseumMuseumMaison de la dernière cartouche1.2 km southeast, in BazeillesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Capucins irlandais1.8 km northwest, in SedanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Turenne1.6 km southeast, in BazeillesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bazeilles2.2 km southeast, in BazeillesBest 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.
How they lie
The outermost point is Château de Remilly-Aillicourt, at 4.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Balan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 7 of the 10.
Dark: in Balan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 10 places.
Nothing is mapped in Balan itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
SNCF BB 12000, 12 km away, is the best known of the 8.
Places within 40 km of Balan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Balan
Are there attractions near Balan?
Nothing is mapped in Balan itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Sedan, Jardin botanique de Sedan, Maison de la dernière cartouche and Couvent des Capucins irlandais.
Are there museums in or near Balan?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison de la dernière cartouche.
What well-known places are within a day out of Balan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: SNCF BB 12000 (12 km), Place Ducale (20 km), Ouvrage de La Ferté (23 km), Arboretum de Vendresse (14 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 Balan, 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 (1)
- Château de Sedan: M.Minderhoud, 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.