Mémorial Pegasus and more near Escoville
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Escoville, 6 are châteaux or heritage sites. None of them is inside Escoville itself. The big name further out is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 34 km from the centre.
Just outside Escoville, the best known
4 châteaux and a theme park follow Mémorial Pegasus.
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.
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 8 to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Escoville; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 6 of 8.
Dark: in Escoville. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 8.
Nothing is mapped in Escoville itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Escoville → · Parks and trails in Escoville →
Big names nearby
Start with Tapisserie de Bayeux, 34 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux34 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes10 km west, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen9.4 km west, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen8.7 km west, in Caen
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux34 km west, in BayeuxFortFortBatterie de Merville7.1 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen11 km west, in Caen
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen9.3 km west, in Caen
MuseumSite Hillman7.9 km northwest, in Colleville-MontgomeryAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne13 km west, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
AttractionChâteau de Falaise36 km south, in Falaise
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux35 km east, in LisieuxPlaces within 40 km of Escoville with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Escoville: your questions
Are there attractions near Escoville?
Nothing is mapped in Escoville itself, but within 5 km there are Mémorial Pegasus, Château de Bénouville, Château de Guernon-Ranville and Eole aventure.
Are there museums in or near Escoville?
One, in town or within 5 km: Mémorial Pegasus.
What well-known places are within a day out of Escoville?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (34 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (10 km), Château de Caen (9.4 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (8.7 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 Escoville, 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 (7)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.