Around Eraines, Château de Falaise leads the list
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 10 of its 17. All of them lie outside Eraines. A longer outing takes you to Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, 34 km off.
Where to start near Eraines
Close behind Château de Falaise are 4 châteaux and a fort.
AttractionChâteau de Falaise3.6 km southwest, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fresnaye2.8 km southwest, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Versainville1.6 km west, in VersainvilleFortFortRemparts de Falaise3.2 km west, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauManoir du Mesnil-Besnard3.7 km west, in FalaiseChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Aubigny4.2 km west, in AubignyBest 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 to find them
The farthest of them, Château de Long Pré, is 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Eraines; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
10 châteaux or heritage sites and 4 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Eraines. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Eraines
The list runs to 17 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Falaise
Abbey located in Calvados, in France.
Fontaine d'Arlette
Herleva's Fountain - statue in Falaise, France - A. Lerond - 1957.
Nothing is mapped in Eraines itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
Out of town, Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (34 km) leads 12 names to know.
ChâteauChâteau de Caen34 km northwest, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen34 km northwest, in CaenAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vendeuvre11 km northeast, in Vendeuvre
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux39 km northeast, in LisieuxMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen36 km northwest, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courcy11 km northeast, in Courcy
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen34 km northwest, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne37 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeAttractionAttractionRoche d'Oëtre19 km southwest, in Saint-Philbert-sur-OrneMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus38 km north, in RanvilleAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan21 km southeast, in ArgentanPlaces within 40 km of Eraines with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Eraines
Are there attractions near Eraines?
Nothing is mapped in Eraines itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Falaise, Château de la Fresnaye, Château de Versainville and Remparts de Falaise.
Are there museums in or near Eraines?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Donjon - Palais, Mémorial des Civils dans la Guerre and Musée André Lemaître.
What well-known places are within a day out of Eraines?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (34 km), Château de Caen (34 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (34 km), Château de Vendeuvre (11 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 Eraines, 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)
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.