The nearest draw to Crépon: Château de Creully, 3.3 km away
10 of the 17 places to visit in and around Crépon are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Crépon itself. Tapisserie de Bayeux lies 12 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Around Crépon: where to begin
Next to Château de Creully, the best known are 3 attractions, an abbey 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.
Where things are
Tumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles marks the outer edge, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Crépon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (10) than anything else, then other sights (4).
Dark: in Crépon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 17.
Mémorial britannique de Normandie
Memorial commemorating the British and allied servicemen serving in British units who died during the Normandy campaign in World War II.
Tumulus de Colombiers-sur-Seulles
Tumulus in Colombiers-sur-Seulles, France.
Nothing is mapped in Crépon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Tapisserie de Bayeux, at 12 km, heads the 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux12 km southwest, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux12 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes20 km southeast, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen20 km southeast, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen20 km southeast, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen18 km southeast, in CaenAttractionAttractionChâteau de Fontaine-Henry8.6 km southeast, in Fontaine-HenryFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer11 km west, in Longues-sur-Mer
MuseumCentre Juno Beach6.9 km east, in Courseulles-sur-MerAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne17 km southeast, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy26 km southwest, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeFortFortBatterie de Merville26 km east, in Merville-Franceville-PlagePlaces within 40 km of Crépon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Crépon: questions
Are there attractions near Crépon?
Nothing is mapped in Crépon itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Creully, Mémorial britannique de Normandie, Prieuré Saint-Gabriel and Château de Creullet.
Are there museums in or near Crépon?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musées America et Gold Beach, Musée de la radio BBC and The Winston Churchill Centre.
What well-known places are within a day out of Crépon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (12 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (12 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (20 km), Château de Caen (20 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 Crépon, 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 (4)
- 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
- Centre Juno Beach: Dr. Alexander Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.