Saint Mamert opens Hanches’s list
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 4 of its 7. 2 places to visit are mapped in Hanches, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre. The best-known trip out is to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, 21 km away.
Leading places in Hanches
The list goes on from Saint Mamert to 2 museums, a château and an abbey.
MuseumConservatoire des meules et pavés du bassin d'Épernon1.7 km east, in Épernon
AbbeyPrieuré Saint-Thomas d'Épernon1.8 km northeast, in ÉpernonMuseumMuseumMusée des meules et pavés1.7 km east, in ÉpernonHistoric houseHistoric houseMaison du mathématicien Michel Chasles2.1 km east, in ÉpernonBest 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.
Mapped
Just outside town, most of the 5 sit to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hanches; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 4 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Hanches. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
After the 2 in town come 5 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Hanches first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Allow a day for Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, 21 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres21 km southwest, in Chartres
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon5.6 km west, in Maintenon
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet13 km east, in RambouilletAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux31 km northeast, in Magny-les-Hameaux
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet33 km northwest, in Anet
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux26 km northwest, in DreuxChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont12 km southeast, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dampierre27 km northeast, in Dampierre-en-Yvelines
Theme parkFrance miniature30 km northeast, in Élancourt
AttractionDonjon de Houdan21 km north, in HoudanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beynes33 km northeast, in Beynes
MuseumMaison Picassiette21 km southwest, in ChartresPlaces within 40 km of Hanches with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Hanches
What is there to see in Hanches?
The first on our list in Hanches are Saint Mamert and Château de Morville. We list 2 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Hanches?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Conservatoire des meules et pavés du bassin d'Épernon and Musée des meules et pavés.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hanches?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (21 km), Château de Maintenon (5.6 km), Château de Rambouillet (13 km), Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux (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 Hanches, 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)
- Conservatoire des meules et pavés du bassin d'Épernon: nicolas Leclerc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prieuré Saint-Thomas d'Épernon: Athena Atterdag, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres: BT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maintenon: Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Rambouillet: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Anet: audinou, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- France miniature: Henry Salomé (Jaser !) 18:06, 2 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Houdan: ℍenry Salomé, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Picassiette: SD.Chatane, 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.