Visit Château de Maisons in Maisons
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 18 of the 26 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped in Maisons, with 25 more within 5 km of its centre. Tapisserie de Bayeux is worth a day, 5.8 km from the centre.
Best known, in and near Maisons
After Château de Maisons, look out for 3 châteaux, an attraction and a garden.
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.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Couvent de la Charité de Bayeux, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Maisons; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (18) and museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Maisons. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
In town there is one, and the list adds 25 more within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Longues
Abbey located in Calvados, in France.
Couvent de la Charité de Bayeux
Convent located in Calvados, in France.
Église Notre-Dame-des-Saintes-Reliques de Neuville
Church located in Calvados, in France.
The one place in Maisons, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Allow a day for Tapisserie de Bayeux, 5.8 km away, the pick of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux5.8 km southeast, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux5.5 km southeast, in BayeuxFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer5.3 km northeast, in Longues-sur-MerMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes31 km southeast, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen32 km southeast, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen32 km southeast, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy16 km southwest, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt18 km southwest, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Creully16 km east, in Creully sur SeullesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Magny-en-Bessin6.3 km east, in Magny-en-BessinMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen30 km southeast, in CaenMuseumMuseumOverlord Museum8.5 km northwest, in Colleville-sur-MerPlaces within 40 km of Maisons with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Maisons: questions and answers
What is there to see in Maisons?
The one place mapped in Maisons is Château de Maisons. We list 1 place in town. Another 25 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Maisons?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des épaves sous-marines, Normandy Gallery, Galerie du Quai and La Goélette Du Goéland.
What well-known places are within a day out of Maisons?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (5.8 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (5.5 km), Batterie de Longues-sur-Mer (5.3 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (31 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 Maisons, 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 (3)
- 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
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.