From Musée Atelier de Barfleur on: Barfleur’s list
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 9 of 12. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 10 beyond the 2 in Barfleur. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. If you have a day, head to Le Redoutable, 25 km away.
Barfleur’s best known
Musée Atelier de Barfleur aside, the next best known are 3 châteaux, a gallery and an attraction.
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.
Plotted on the map
Close by, the 10 mostly lie to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Barfleur; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (9) and museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Barfleur. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Barfleur
The 2 inside Barfleur come first, then 10 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Barfleur first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Start with Le Redoutable, 25 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionLe Redoutable25 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry26 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq21 km south, in Saint-MarcoufMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville23 km south, in Azeville
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer25 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière26 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule25 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte37 km southwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteFortFortBatterie de Maisy36 km southeast, in Grandcamp-Maisy
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville33 km west, in La HagueAttractionAttractionThermes antiques d'Alauna23 km southwest, in ValognesAttractionAttractionAlauna (Valognes)23 km southwest, in ValognesPlaces within 40 km of Barfleur with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Barfleur
What is there to see in Barfleur?
The first on our list in Barfleur are Musée Atelier de Barfleur and Art’Mâteur. We list 2 places in town. Another 10 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Barfleur?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Atelier de Barfleur and Art’Mâteur.
What well-known places are within a day out of Barfleur?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Le Redoutable (25 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (26 km), Batterie de Crisbecq (21 km), Batterie d'Azeville (23 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 Barfleur, 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 (5)
- Le Redoutable: Guillaume Rueda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Thomas-Henry: HaguardDuNord, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de la Mer: Ji-Elle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière: Acatkiller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Nacqueville: Pierrestz, 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.