Where to go in Payns: Musée Hugues-de-Payns and one more
From Payns, the big name within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes, 12 km away. Every one of its 2 places to visit is in Payns. The mix takes in a museum and a château.
Start with these in Payns
The other best-known place is 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.
Where to go
The outermost point is Château de Payns, at 700 m.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Payns; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
It comes down to a museum and a château.
Dark: in Payns. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Payns
The list is 2 places, all in town.
The 2 places in Payns first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes, at 12 km.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes12 km southeast, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée d'Art moderne de Troyes12 km southeast, in Troyes
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes12 km southeast, in Troyes
MuseumAbbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes12 km southeast, in TroyesMuseumMuseumHôtel-Dieu-le-Comte12 km southeast, in TroyesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye du Paraclet31 km west, in Saint-AubinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Droupt-Saint-Basle11 km north, in Droupt-Saint-BasleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye royale de Notre-Dame-aux-Nonnains12 km southeast, in Troyes
MuseumMusée Camille-Claudel37 km west, in Nogent-sur-SeineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bucey-en-Othe16 km southwest, in Bucey-en-OtheGardenGardenJardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine34 km northwest, in Marnay-sur-SeineFortFortPorte Saint-Nicolas38 km south, in Ervy-le-ChâtelPlaces within 40 km of Payns with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Know before you go to Payns
What is there to see in Payns?
The first on our list in Payns are Musée Hugues-de-Payns and Château de Payns. We list 2 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Payns?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Hugues-de-Payns.
What well-known places are within a day out of Payns?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes (12 km), Musée d'Art moderne de Troyes (12 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes (12 km), Abbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes (12 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 Payns, 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 (5)
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Troyes: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art moderne de Troyes: Javelefran, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Troyes: Olybrius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Loup de Troyes: Javelefran, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Camille-Claudel: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, 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.