See Château d'Arques and one more in Arques
There are 2 places to visit in Arques, plus one within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 2 châteaux and a museum. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Day-trippers head 28 km out to Cité de Carcassonne.
Top of the list in Arques
Along with Château d'Arques, see a museum 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.
Around Arques, mapped
Out at 4.4 km is Château de Serres, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Arques; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
2 of the 3 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Arques. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
The 2 inside Arques come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Arques first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cité de Carcassonne, at 28 km.
AttractionCité de Carcassonne28 km north, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Peyrepertuse17 km southeast, in Rouffiac-des-CorbièresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Puilaurens18 km south, in PuilaurensAttractionAttractionChâteau de Quéribus24 km southeast, in CucugnanAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Alet-les-Bains11 km northwest, in Alet-les-BainsAttractionAttractionChâteau de Termes16 km east, in Termes
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne29 km north, in Carcassonne
ChurchBasilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne28 km north, in CarcassonneAttractionAttractionChâteau de Puivert26 km west, in PuivertAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Sainte-Marie de Lagrasse25 km northeast, in LagrasseMuseumMuseumVilla Bethania9.7 km west, in Rennes-le-ChâteauMuseumMuseumDinosauria13 km west, in EspérazaPlaces within 40 km of Arques with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Arques
What is there to see in Arques?
The first on our list in Arques are Château d'Arques and Maison Déodat Roché. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Arques?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison Déodat Roché.
Which places in Arques are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Arques is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château d'Arques.
What well-known places are within a day out of Arques?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cité de Carcassonne (28 km), Château de Peyrepertuse (17 km), Château de Puilaurens (18 km), Château de Quéribus (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 Arques, 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 (3)
- Cité de Carcassonne: Jondu11, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Michel de Carcassonne: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse de Carcassonne: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.