Monastère de Mouzon leads what is near Villers-devant-Mouzon
3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Villers-devant-Mouzon are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Villers-devant-Mouzon. Set 10 km out, Château de Sedan makes a day trip.
The first to see around Villers-devant-Mouzon
Beyond Monastère de Mouzon, there are 2 museums, a château and a fort.
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.
Mapped
Head southeast for most of the 5 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villers-devant-Mouzon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (3), then museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Villers-devant-Mouzon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Villers-devant-Mouzon
These 5 are within 5 km of its centre, none in town.
Nothing is mapped in Villers-devant-Mouzon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villers-devant-Mouzon → · Parks and trails in Villers-devant-Mouzon →
Days out
Château de Sedan (10 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
ChâteauChâteau de Sedan10 km northwest, in SedanAttractionAttractionSNCF BB 1200019 km northwest, in Nouvion-sur-MeuseGardenGardenJardin botanique de Sedan10 km northwest, in SedanMuseumMuseumOuvrage de La Ferté16 km east, in VillyAttractionAttractionPlace Ducale28 km northwest, in Charleville-MézièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Landreville27 km south, in BayonvilleGardenGardenArboretum de Vendresse17 km west, in VendresseFortFortOuvrage du Chesnois23 km east, in Thonne-le-ThilFortFortFort des Ayvelles24 km northwest, in Villers-SemeuseFortFortOuvrage de Thonnelle27 km east, in MontmédyAttractionAttractionMonument américain de Montfaucon40 km south, in Montfaucon-d'ArgonneFortFortOuvrage de Velosnes33 km southeast, in VelosnesPlaces within 40 km of Villers-devant-Mouzon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Villers-devant-Mouzon
Are there attractions near Villers-devant-Mouzon?
Nothing is mapped in Villers-devant-Mouzon itself, but within 5 km there are Monastère de Mouzon, Musée du feutre, Château de Remilly-Aillicourt and Fortifications de Mouzon.
Are there museums in or near Villers-devant-Mouzon?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du feutre and Musée des débuts de l'aviation.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villers-devant-Mouzon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Sedan (10 km), SNCF BB 12000 (19 km), Jardin botanique de Sedan (10 km), Ouvrage de La Ferté (16 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 Villers-devant-Mouzon, 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.