Mémorial Pegasus and more: what to see in Ranville
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 7 of its 12. We list 5 places to visit in Ranville and 7 within 5 km of its centre. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. A drive of 32 km brings you to Tapisserie de Bayeux.
The headline places in Ranville
The rest of 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.
Map of the places
Château de Biéville marks the outer edge, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ranville; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites number 7, museums or galleries 3.
Dark: in Ranville. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
5 in town lead, with 7 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 5 places in Ranville first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
The 12 days out are led by Tapisserie de Bayeux, 32 km away.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux32 km west, in BayeuxMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes9.6 km southwest, in Caen
ChâteauChâteau de Caen8.7 km southwest, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen8.1 km southwest, in Caen
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux32 km west, in BayeuxFortFortBatterie de Merville6.5 km northeast, in Merville-Franceville-PlageMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen9.5 km west, in Caen
MuseumSite Hillman5.3 km northwest, in Colleville-Montgomery
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen8.6 km southwest, in CaenAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne12 km west, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe
MuseumPlan de Rome par Paul Bigot8.6 km southwest, in Caen
AttractionChâteau de Falaise38 km south, in FalaisePlaces within 40 km of Ranville with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Ranville
What is there to see in Ranville?
The first on our list in Ranville are Mémorial Pegasus, Château de Guernon-Ranville, Château de Bellevue and Château du Heaume. We list 5 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ranville?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Mémorial Pegasus, Ornavik and Maison de la Nature et de l'Estuaire.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ranville?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (32 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (9.6 km), Château de Caen (8.7 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (8.1 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 Ranville, 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 (7)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot: Pascal Radigue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.