One to see in Formigny La Bataille: Château de la Bretonnière
Of the 14 places to visit in and around Formigny La Bataille, 9 are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 13 beyond the one in Formigny La Bataille. For a full day, there is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 17 km away.
The best known in Formigny La Bataille
After Château de la Bretonnière come 2 museums, 2 châteaux and an abbey.
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 places, mapped
The farthest of them, Château d'Agneaux, is 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Formigny La Bataille; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (9), then museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Formigny La Bataille. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
After the one in town come 13 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Formigny La Bataille, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Formigny La Bataille → · Parks and trails in Formigny La Bataille →
A little further out
Tapisserie de Bayeux (17 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux17 km east, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux17 km east, in BayeuxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt15 km south, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy18 km south, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombières5.2 km southwest, in ColombièresFortFortBatterie de Maisy12 km west, in Grandcamp-MaisyFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer16 km east, in Longues-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully28 km east, in Creully sur SeullesAttractionAttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Longues16 km east, in Longues-sur-MerAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye22 km southeast, in Juaye-MondayeGardenGardenJardin public de Bayeux16 km east, in BayeuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de Magny-en-Bessin19 km east, in Magny-en-BessinPlaces within 40 km of Formigny La Bataille with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Formigny La Bataille
What is there to see in Formigny La Bataille?
The one place mapped in Formigny La Bataille is Château de la Bretonnière. We list 1 place in town. Another 13 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Formigny La Bataille?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Overlord Museum, Musée D-Day Omaha and Musée Mémorial d'Omaha Beach.
What well-known places are within a day out of Formigny La Bataille?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (17 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (17 km), Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (15 km), Château de Balleroy (18 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 Formigny La Bataille, 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 (2)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, 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.