La Cour Simon, the place to visit in Le Brévedent
8 of the 9 places to visit in and around Le Brévedent are châteaux or heritage sites. Only one place to visit is in Le Brévedent, but 8 more are within 5 km of its centre. A drive of 10 km brings you to Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux.
First stops in Le Brévedent
Next to La Cour Simon, the best known are 5 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.
The places, mapped
Just outside town, most of the 8 sit to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Brévedent; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
8 of the 9 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Le Brévedent. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 9 on the list
The one inside Le Brévedent comes first, then 8 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Le Brévedent, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Brévedent → · Parks and trails in Le Brévedent →
The wider area
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux (10 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux10 km southwest, in LisieuxZooZooParc zoologique de Lisieux5.5 km south, in Hermival-les-VauxAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame du Bec31 km east, in Le Bec-HellouinAbbeyAbbeyCarmel de Lisieux10 km southwest, in LisieuxMuseumMuseumJean de La Varende32 km southeast, in ChamblacCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre32 km northwest, in Le Havre
MuseumMusée d'art moderne André-Malraux32 km northwest, in Le HavreAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Cormeilles7 km east, in Saint-Pierre-de-CormeillesFortFortBatterie de Merville36 km west, in Merville-Franceville-PlageAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale Notre-Dame de Bernay27 km southeast, in Bernay
AttractionPrison de Pont-l'Évêque10 km northwest, in Pont-l'Évêque
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux10 km southwest, in LisieuxPlaces within 40 km of Le Brévedent with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Le Brévedent
What is there to see in Le Brévedent?
The one place mapped in Le Brévedent is La Cour Simon. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Brévedent?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Le Brévedent or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Brévedent?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux (10 km), Parc zoologique de Lisieux (5.5 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec (31 km), Carmel de Lisieux (10 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 Le Brévedent, 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)
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prison de Pont-l'Évêque: Edouard Hue ( EdouardHue ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art et d'histoire de Lisieux: Edouard Hue ( EdouardHue ), 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.