Belval’s draw is Château de Vesly
The 5 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. We list one place to visit in Belval and 4 within 5 km of its centre. Make a day of it at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances, 6.7 km away.
Where to start in Belval
Beyond Château de Vesly, there are 4 châteaux.
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
Furthest from the centre is Manoir des Réaux, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Belval; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
They are all châteaux or heritage sites: 5 in all.
Dark: in Belval. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
The one inside Belval comes first, then 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Belval, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Names further out
Of the 12 day trips, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (6.7 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances6.7 km west, in CoutancesAttractionAttractionPont Bailey27 km southeast, in Tessy-BocageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gratot9.8 km west, in GratotMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye17 km southeast, in HambyeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay21 km northwest, in LessayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pirou19 km northwest, in PirouAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt34 km northeast, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy39 km east, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de La Lucerne31 km south, in La Lucerne-d'OutremerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Regnéville16 km southwest, in Regnéville-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canisy14 km east, in CanisyZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus26 km south, in ChamprepusPlaces within 40 km of Belval with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Belval, answered
What is there to see in Belval?
The one place mapped in Belval is Château de Vesly. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Belval?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Belval or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Belval?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (6.7 km), Pont Bailey (27 km), Château de Gratot (9.8 km), Abbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye (17 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 Belval, 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 (1)
- 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.