Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu
Monastery located in Essonne, in France.
Attractions in Limours
Photo: Tour Eiffel, Benh LIEU SONG (Public domain)Limours’ draw is Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu
We list one place to visit in Limours and 3 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 2 châteaux, a monastery and a gallery. For a longer trip, Tour Eiffel lies 29 km away.
In Limours
1
inside the commune
Within 5 km
3
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
1
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
3
in town and nearby
Best known
The first to see in Limours
The list goes on from Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu to 2 châteaux and a gallery.
Monastery or conventMonastery or conventMonastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieuin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Forges-les-Bains2.6 km southeast, in Forges-les-BainsChâteauChâteauBissy3.8 km southwest, in BonnellesArt galleryArt galleryMaison des arts4.2 km southeast, in Briis-sous-Forges
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
The places, mapped
Head to the southeast for most of the 3 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Limours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
What kind of places
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 3 of 4.
Museums & galleries 1 gallery0 in town · 1 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 2 châteaux · 1 monastery1 in town · 2 nearby
Dark: in Limours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
All the places to visit
In town there is one, and the list adds 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Limours, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Within a day
Tour Eiffel, 29 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel29 km northeast, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre31 km northeast, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles18 km north, in Versailles
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris31 km northeast, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay30 km northeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées30 km northeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile30 km northeast, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault30 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise34 km northeast, in Paris 20e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée31 km northeast, in Paris 8e
MuseumHerbier30 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde31 km northeast, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Limours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Limours: the answers
What is there to see in Limours?
The one place mapped in Limours is Monastère de la Protection-de-la-Mère-de-Dieu. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Limours?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison des arts.
What well-known places are within a day out of Limours?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (29 km), Musée du Louvre (31 km), Château de Versailles (18 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (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 Limours, 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 (10)
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, 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.