Château de Caen heads the list around Colombelles
Visitors to Colombelles can choose from 9 châteaux, 6 museums and 6 galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre for the 25 places to visit; none is in Colombelles. Beyond the town, Tapisserie de Bayeux sits 30 km away.
Just outside Colombelles, the best known
Following Château de Caen are 3 museums, an abbey and a château.
ChâteauChâteau de Caen4.9 km west, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen4.2 km west, in Caen
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen4.8 km west, in Caen
MuseumMusée de Normandie5 km west, in Caen
MuseumPlan de Rome par Paul Bigot5 km west, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville4.3 km north, in BénouvilleBest 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
Out of town, most of the 25 are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Colombelles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
12 museums or galleries and 11 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Colombelles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 25 on the list
These 25 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot
Scale models of 4th-century Rome in Brussels and Caen.
Logis des gouverneurs
Historical buildings inside castle of Caen, which hosts the permanent collection of musée de Normandie.
Nothing is mapped in Colombelles itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Colombelles → · Parks and trails in Colombelles →
Further afield
The standout of the 12 is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 30 km from town.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux30 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes5.8 km west, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen6.2 km west, in Caen
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux31 km west, in BayeuxMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus5.2 km north, in RanvilleFortFortBatterie de Merville11 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne8.4 km west, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
MuseumSite Hillman7.4 km north, in Colleville-MontgomeryGardenGardenJardin des plantes de Caen5.4 km west, in Caen
AttractionChâteau de Falaise35 km south, in Falaise
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux39 km east, in Lisieux
Theme parkFestyland9.3 km west, in Bretteville-sur-OdonPlaces within 40 km of Colombelles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Colombelles
Are there attractions near Colombelles?
Nothing is mapped in Colombelles itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Caen, Abbaye aux Dames de Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen and Musée de Normandie.
Are there museums in or near Colombelles?
12 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Musée de Normandie, Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot and Ornavik.
What well-known places are within a day out of Colombelles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (30 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (5.8 km), Mémorial de Caen (6.2 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (31 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 Colombelles, 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 (10)
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Normandie: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot: Pascal Radigue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, 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
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Festyland: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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