In Airel, Manoir du Mesnil-Vitey is the place to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 2 beyond the one in Airel. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. If you have a day, head to Tapisserie de Bayeux, 28 km away.
Must-know places in Airel
Then come 2 châteaux, behind Manoir du Mesnil-Vitey.
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.
On the map
Château de la Mare, 5 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Airel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Airel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
After the one in town come 2 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Airel, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Start with Tapisserie de Bayeux, 28 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux28 km east, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionPont Bailey30 km south, in Tessy-Bocage
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux28 km east, in BayeuxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt10 km east, in Cerisy-la-Forêt
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances32 km southwest, in CoutancesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy17 km east, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombières13 km northeast, in ColombièresFortFortBatterie de Maisy18 km north, in Grandcamp-MaisyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay33 km west, in LessayFortFortBatterie de Longues-sur-Mer31 km northeast, in Longues-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canisy16 km southwest, in CanisyAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye28 km east, in Juaye-MondayePlaces within 40 km of Airel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Airel
What is there to see in Airel?
The one place mapped in Airel is Manoir du Mesnil-Vitey. We list 1 place in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Airel?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Airel or within 5 km.
Which places in Airel are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Airel is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Manoir du Mesnil-Vitey.
What well-known places are within a day out of Airel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (28 km), Pont Bailey (30 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (28 km), Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (10 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 Airel, 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 (3)
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.