Lèves’ draw is Le Grenier de l'Histoire
10 of the 17 places to visit in and around Lèves are museums or galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 16 beyond the one in Lèves. A day out reaches Château de Maintenon, 15 km away.
Best known, in and near Lèves
Alongside Le Grenier de l'Histoire you find 2 museums, an attraction and a fort.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres3 km south, in ChartresFortFortPorte Guillaume3.2 km southeast, in Chartres
MuseumMaison Picassiette4.2 km southeast, in ChartresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Levesville3.6 km northwest, in Bailleau-l'Évêque
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres2.8 km south, in ChartresBest 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
Close by, the 16 mostly lie to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lèves; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Most are museums or galleries, 10 in all, ahead of châteaux or heritage sites (5).
Dark: in Lèves. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
First the one in town, then the 16 within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Medieval Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France.
Abbaye Saint-Père-en-Vallée
Abbey located in Eure-et-Loir, in France.
8Centre international du Vitrail
Cultural establishment in Chartres inaugurated in 1980 (Eure-et-Loir, France).
9Jardin d'horticulture de Chartres
Garden in Chartres, France.
Couvent des Cordeliers de Chartres
Convent located in Eure-et-Loir, in France.
The one place in Lèves, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Lèves
Start with Château de Maintenon, 15 km off, the best known of 12.
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon15 km northeast, in Maintenon
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet32 km northeast, in Rambouillet
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux31 km north, in DreuxChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont22 km east, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Baronville19 km east, in Béville-le-Comte
AttractionDonjon de Houdan36 km north, in HoudanAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Florentin de Bonneval33 km south, in BonnevalChâteauChâteauChâteau de Senonches34 km west, in SenonchesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Abondant35 km north, in AbondantChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Georges-Motel36 km north, in Saint-Georges-MotelChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Celle40 km northeast, in La Celle-les-Bordes
MuseumÉcomusée des Vignerons et Artisans Drouais30 km north, in DreuxPlaces within 40 km of Lèves with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Lèves
What is there to see in Lèves?
The one place mapped in Lèves is Le Grenier de l'Histoire. We list 1 place in town. Another 16 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lèves?
10 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Le Grenier de l'Histoire, Maison Picassiette, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres and Centre international du Vitrail.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lèves?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Maintenon (15 km), Château de Rambouillet (32 km), Chapelle royale de Dreux (31 km), Château d'Esclimont (22 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 Lèves, 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)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres: BT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Picassiette: SD.Chatane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chartres: Le Passant, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre international du Vitrail: Fab5669, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Compa, le musée de l'agriculture: Le Compa, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Houdan: ℍenry Salomé, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Écomusée des Vignerons et Artisans Drouais: K.Lafont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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