What to see from La Folie: Château de Colombières first
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its centre, none in La Folie. A longer outing takes you to Tapisserie de Bayeux, 20 km off.
Around La Folie: where to begin
The rest of the best known are 3 châteaux.
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.
Where they are
At 4.4 km, Château de Colombières is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Folie; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
All 4 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in La Folie. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near La Folie
You will find all 4 within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in La Folie itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
Day trips number 12; the best known is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 20 km off.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux20 km east, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux19 km east, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionPont Bailey36 km south, in Tessy-BocageAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt7.9 km south, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy13 km southeast, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeFortFortBatterie de Maisy14 km northwest, in Grandcamp-MaisyMuseumMuseumOverlord Museum13 km northeast, in Colleville-sur-MerFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer22 km northeast, in Longues-sur-MerAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye22 km east, in Juaye-MondayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully31 km east, in Creully sur SeullesGardenGardenJardin public de Bayeux19 km east, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Longues21 km east, in Longues-sur-MerPlaces within 40 km of La Folie with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about La Folie
Are there attractions near La Folie?
Nothing is mapped in La Folie itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Colombières, Château de Bernesq, Château de Castilly and Manoir de Chivré.
Are there museums in or near La Folie?
No museum or gallery is mapped in La Folie or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of La Folie?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (20 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (19 km), Pont Bailey (36 km), Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (7.9 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 La Folie, 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.