Olendon’s draw is Château d'Olendon
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 7 of the 9 places on the list. One place to visit is mapped in Olendon, with 8 more within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Château de Falaise is worth a day, 8.7 km from the centre.
Best known, in and near Olendon
The list goes on from Château d'Olendon to 3 châteaux and 2 attractions.
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 layout
Furthest out is Manoir de Soulangy, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Olendon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
Count 7 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 other sights.
Dark: in Olendon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Olendon, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Olendon
The 12 days out are led by Château de Falaise, 8.7 km away.
AttractionChâteau de Falaise8.7 km south, in FalaiseMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes28 km northwest, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen28 km northwest, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen28 km northwest, in CaenAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vendeuvre7 km east, in Vendeuvre
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux35 km northeast, in LisieuxMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen30 km northwest, in CaenFortFortBatterie de Merville34 km north, in Merville-Franceville-Plage
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen28 km northwest, in CaenChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courcy9.4 km east, in CourcyAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne31 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus31 km north, in RanvillePlaces within 40 km of Olendon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Olendon: questions and answers
What is there to see in Olendon?
The one place mapped in Olendon is Château d'Olendon. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Olendon?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Olendon or within 5 km.
Which places in Olendon are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Olendon is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château d'Olendon.
What well-known places are within a day out of Olendon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Falaise (8.7 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (28 km), Château de Caen (28 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (28 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 Olendon, 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)
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, 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.