Château de Gassard opens Saint-Samson’s list
All 9 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the 2 in Saint-Samson. A longer outing takes you to Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, 16 km off.
Highlights of Saint-Samson
Following Château de Gassard are 4 châteaux and a monastery.
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.
Places on the map
The farthest of them, Château de Banneville, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Samson; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Saint-Samson. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 9 on the list
In town there are 2, and the list adds 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Saint-Samson first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Samson → · Parks and trails in Saint-Samson →
Further away
Out of town, Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (16 km) leads 12 names to know.
ChâteauChâteau de Caen15 km west, in CaenAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen14 km west, in CaenFortFortBatterie de Merville9.8 km north, in Merville-Franceville-PlageMuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen16 km west, in CaenMuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus10 km northwest, in Ranville
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux28 km east, in Lisieux
AttractionChâteau de Falaise33 km south, in Falaise
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen15 km west, in Caen
MuseumSite Hillman14 km northwest, in Colleville-MontgomeryAttractionAttractionAbbaye d'Ardenne18 km west, in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-HerbeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville11 km northwest, in BénouvillePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Samson with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Saint-Samson
What is there to see in Saint-Samson?
The first on our list in Saint-Samson are Château de Gassard and L'Aumônerie. We list 2 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Samson?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saint-Samson or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Samson?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (16 km), Château de Caen (15 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (14 km), Batterie de Merville (9.8 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 Saint-Samson, 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 (5)
- Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Site Hillman: Tib124, 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.