Château de la Motte, 3.6 km from Donnay
All 5 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Donnay itself has none of them. Go 17 km out for Château de Falaise.
Where to start near Donnay
Château de la Motte aside, the next best known are 4 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.
The layout
The outermost point is Château de la Motte, at 3.6 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Donnay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Donnay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
5 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Donnay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Out of town, Château de Falaise (17 km) leads 12 names to know.
AttractionChâteau de Falaise17 km southeast, in FalaiseMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes26 km north, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen26 km north, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen26 km north, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen27 km north, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Harcourt6.1 km northwest, in Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen26 km north, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne27 km north, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy40 km northwest, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeAttractionAttractionRoche d'Oëtre14 km south, in Saint-Philbert-sur-OrneFortFortBatterie de Merville39 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus34 km north, in RanvillePlaces within 40 km of Donnay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Donnay: the answers
Are there attractions near Donnay?
Nothing is mapped in Donnay itself, but within 5 km there are Château de la Motte, Château d'Esson, Château de Bossy and Château de Meslay.
Are there museums in or near Donnay?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Donnay or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Donnay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Falaise (17 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (26 km), Château de Caen (26 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (26 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 Donnay, 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)
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, 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.