Château du Val is Espins’ place to visit
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 11 of the 13 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped in Espins, with 12 more within 5 km of its centre. Travel 37 km and you reach Tapisserie de Bayeux.
Espins’ best known
Château du Val aside, the next best known are 4 châteaux and a museum.
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.
Finding your way
The outermost point is Château d'Esson, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Espins; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 11 of the 13.
Dark: in Espins. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 13 on the list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 12 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Espins, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Of the 12 day trips, Tapisserie de Bayeux (37 km) is the best known.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux37 km northwest, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes20 km north, in Caen
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux37 km northwest, in Bayeux
ChâteauChâteau de Caen21 km north, in Caen
AttractionChâteau de Falaise20 km southeast, in FalaiseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen21 km north, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen22 km north, in Caen
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen21 km north, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne22 km north, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeAttractionAttractionMaison au grand péristyle de Vieux-la-Romaine12 km north, in VieuxFortFortBatterie de Merville34 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy37 km northwest, in Balleroy-sur-DrômePlaces within 40 km of Espins with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Espins
What is there to see in Espins?
The one place mapped in Espins is Château du Val. We list 1 place in town. Another 12 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Espins?
One, in town or within 5 km: Espace-mémoire de la 59e division du Staffordshire.
What well-known places are within a day out of Espins?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (37 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (20 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (37 km), Château de Caen (21 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 Espins, 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 (5)
- 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
- Château de Falaise: Viault, 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.