Out from Bavent: Batterie de Merville and more
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 6 of the 9 places on the list. None of them is inside Bavent itself. If you have a day, head to Tapisserie de Bayeux, 37 km away.
Leading the list near Bavent
Beyond Batterie de Merville, there are 3 châteaux, an attraction and a theme park.
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.
How they lie
The map ends at L'Aumônerie, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bavent; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Count 6 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 other sights.
Dark: in Bavent. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 9 on the list
9 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Bavent itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
First of the 12 big names within reach is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 37 km away.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux37 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes15 km west, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen14 km west, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen13 km west, in Caen
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux38 km west, in BayeuxMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus6.2 km west, in RanvilleMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen15 km west, in Caen
MuseumSite Hillman9.6 km northwest, in Colleville-Montgomery
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux32 km east, in Lisieux
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen14 km west, in Caen
AttractionChâteau de Falaise38 km south, in FalaiseMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Saint-Martin de Troarn5.5 km south, in TroarnPlaces within 40 km of Bavent with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Bavent: questions
Are there attractions near Bavent?
Nothing is mapped in Bavent itself, but within 5 km there are Batterie de Merville, Manoir de Tourpes, Haras de Varaville and Cour de la Maison.
Are there museums in or near Bavent?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bavent or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bavent?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (37 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (15 km), Château de Caen (14 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (13 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 Bavent, 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 (7)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, 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.