Abbaye Royale aux Hommes
Former abbey located in Calvados, in France.
Attractions in Épron
Photo: Château de Caen, Nikater (Public domain)Places to visit around Épron, from Abbaye Royale aux Hommes
Épron’s list takes in 11 châteaux, 9 museums and 5 monasteries. None of our places to visit is in Épron; 45 are within 5 km of its centre. The trip to Tapisserie de Bayeux is 25 km.
In Épron
0
inside the commune
Within 5 km
45
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
14
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
19
in town and nearby
Best known
Just outside Épron, the best known
Alongside Abbaye Royale aux Hommes you find 2 museums, a château and an abbey.
Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes4.5 km south, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen3.9 km south, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen4.1 km south, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen2.9 km south, in Caen
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen3.9 km south, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne4.2 km southwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
ChâteauChâteau de Caen3.9 km south, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen4.1 km south, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen2.9 km south, in CaenMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen3.9 km south, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne4.2 km southwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeBest 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.
Map
How they lie
Leave town to the south for most of the 45 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Épron; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
A breakdown by kind
19 châteaux or heritage sites and 14 museums or galleries top the count.
Museums & galleries 9 museums · 5 galleries0 in town · 14 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 11 châteaux · 5 monasteries · 2 forts · 1 abbey0 in town · 19 nearby
Gardens 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby
Dark: in Épron. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Every entry
45 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
7Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot
Scale models of 4th-century Rome in Brussels and Caen.
8Monastère des Bénédictines de Caen
Monastery located in Calvados, in France.
13Musée d’initiation à la nature
Museum located in the French city of Caen.
Monastère de la Visitation de Caen
Monastery located in Calvados, in France.
Ancien couvent de la Visitation de Caen
Convent located in Calvados, in France.
Logis des gouverneurs
Historical buildings inside castle of Caen, which hosts the permanent collection of musée de Normandie.
Nothing is mapped in Épron itself; these are within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 45.
Further afield
Further out, the best known
Start with Tapisserie de Bayeux, 25 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux25 km west, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux25 km west, in BayeuxMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus7.5 km east, in Ranville
MuseumSite Hillman6.5 km northeast, in Colleville-MontgomeryFortFortBatterie de Merville14 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageAttractionAttractionChâteau de Fontaine-Henry8.3 km northwest, in Fontaine-Henry
Theme parkFestyland5.8 km southwest, in Bretteville-sur-Odon
AttractionChâteau de Falaise38 km south, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully14 km northwest, in Creully sur SeullesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville6.6 km east, in BénouvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy35 km west, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeAttractionAttractionMémorial britannique de Normandie18 km northwest, in Ver-sur-MerPlaces within 40 km of Épron with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Épron: questions
Are there attractions near Épron?
Nothing is mapped in Épron itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, Château de Caen, Abbaye aux Dames de Caen and Mémorial de Caen.
Are there museums in or near Épron?
14 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Mémorial de Caen, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot and Musée de Normandie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Épron?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (25 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (25 km), Mémorial Pegasus (7.5 km), Site Hillman (6.5 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 Épron, 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
- Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot: Pascal Radigue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Normandie: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d’initiation à la nature: Karldupart, 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
- Festyland: Copyleft, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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