Château des Fresnes and more near Cottun
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 9 of 12. All of them lie outside Cottun. Make a day of it at Tapisserie de Bayeux, 6.3 km away.
The first to see around Cottun
Behind Château des Fresnes on the list are 5 châteaux.
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 things are
The outermost point is Manoir de Boissy, at 4.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cottun; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Count 9 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 zoos, parks or other days out.
Dark: in Cottun. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
Its 12 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Cottun itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Tapisserie de Bayeux (6.3 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux6.3 km east, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux6 km east, in BayeuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy11 km south, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes32 km east, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen32 km east, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt13 km southwest, in Cerisy-la-ForêtAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen33 km east, in CaenFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer10 km northeast, in Longues-sur-MerGardenGardenJardin public de Bayeux5.2 km east, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye10 km southeast, in Juaye-MondayeMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen30 km east, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully18 km east, in Creully sur SeullesPlaces within 40 km of Cottun with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Cottun
Are there attractions near Cottun?
Nothing is mapped in Cottun itself, but within 5 km there are Château des Fresnes, Château de Barbeville, Château de Vaucelles and Manoir de Boissy.
Are there museums in or near Cottun?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Cottun or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cottun?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (6.3 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (6 km), Château de Balleroy (11 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (32 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 Cottun, 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)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, 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.