From Château du Saussay on: Ballancourt-sur-Essonne’s list
Ballancourt-sur-Essonne and its surroundings hold 2 châteaux, 2 churches and 2 attractions. Mapped in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne are 4 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 4. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. 2 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. A longer outing takes you to Tour Eiffel, 37 km off.
The best known in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne
The rest of the best known are 2 churches, an attraction and a zoo.
ChâteauChâteau du Saussayin townChurchChurchChapelle Saint-Blaise de Ballancourt-sur-Essonnein townAttractionAttractionRocher du Père la Musiquein townChurchChurchVestige chapelle de Palleauin townZooZooParc de Saint-Vrain3.4 km west, in Saint-VrainChâteauChâteauDomaine de la Saussaie4.8 km north, in Vert-le-GrandBest 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.
How they lie
At the edge of the map sits Domaine de la Saussaie, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (4) than anything else, then other sights (2).
Dark: in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
8 places in all: 4 in town and 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 4 places in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne → · Parks and trails in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne →
A drive away
Tour Eiffel, at 37 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionTour Eiffel37 km north, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre37 km north, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris36 km north, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay37 km north, in Paris 7e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles36 km northwest, in Versailles
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées39 km north, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile39 km north, in Paris 8e
ChâteauChâteau de Fontainebleau27 km southeast, in Fontainebleau
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise37 km north, in Paris 20eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault36 km north, in Paris 5e
MuseumHerbier35 km north, in Paris 5e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée39 km north, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Ballancourt-sur-Essonne
What is there to see in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
The first on our list in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne are Château du Saussay, Chapelle Saint-Blaise de Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, Rocher du Père la Musique and Vestige chapelle de Palleau. We list 4 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Volant Salis.
Which places in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Saussay.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (37 km), Musée du Louvre (37 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (36 km), Musée d'Orsay (37 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 Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, 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 (11)
- Château du Saussay: Barbubarb1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Fontainebleau: user:Carolus, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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