Just outside Ormoy: Château du Boullay-Thierry and more
A day out from Ormoy leads to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, 19 km away. All of it lies outside: 2 places within 5 km of its centre, none in Ormoy. Among them are a château and a manor.
Leading the list near Ormoy
Second to Château du Boullay-Thierry is a manor.
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.
The lie of the land
The map ends at Manoir de Vacheresses, 4.4 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ormoy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 2 in all.
Dark: in Ormoy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Ormoy
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Ormoy itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Most famous of the 12 is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres, 19 km from the centre.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres19 km south, in Chartres
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon8.8 km southeast, in Maintenon
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet26 km east, in Rambouillet
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux15 km northwest, in Dreux
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet27 km north, in Anet
AttractionDonjon de Houdan21 km northeast, in HoudanChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dampierre39 km east, in Dampierre-en-Yvelines
MuseumMaison Picassiette20 km south, in ChartresChâteauChâteauChâteau de Levesville15 km south, in Bailleau-l'ÉvêqueChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Esclimont24 km southeast, in Auneau-Bleury-Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beynes40 km northeast, in BeynesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pontchartrain37 km northeast, in Jouars-PontchartrainPlaces within 40 km of Ormoy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Ormoy
Are there attractions near Ormoy?
Nothing is mapped in Ormoy itself, but within 5 km there are Château du Boullay-Thierry and Manoir de Vacheresses.
Are there museums in or near Ormoy?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Ormoy or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Ormoy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (19 km), Château de Maintenon (8.8 km), Château de Rambouillet (26 km), Chapelle royale de Dreux (15 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 Ormoy, 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 (7)
- 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
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Anet: audinou, CC BY 2.0, 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.