Château de Vassy heads what Brécey has to see
The commune itself has 2 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its centre. On the list: 2 châteaux and an attraction, among others. Among the sites in town, one is a listed historic monument. Travel 26 km and you reach Pont Bailey.
Brécey’s big names
Behind Château de Vassy on the list are an attraction and a château.
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.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Château des Boulais, 4.6 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brécey; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Brécey. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
The 2 inside Brécey come first, then one more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Brécey first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Head 26 km out for Pont Bailey, the best known of 12.
AttractionAbbaye Blanche18 km southeast, in Mortain-BocageAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de La Lucerne23 km west, in La Lucerne-d'OutremerMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye23 km north, in HambyeGardenGardenJardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne34 km south, in Le ChâtellierZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus16 km northwest, in ChamprepusFortFortDonjon de Vire24 km northeast, in Vire NormandieChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnefontaine39 km southwest, in Val-CouesnonChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avranches15 km west, in AvranchesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Paluelle25 km southwest, in Saint-JamesPlaces within 40 km of Brécey with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Brécey: questions
What is there to see in Brécey?
The first on our list in Brécey are Château de Vassy and Moulin des Pêcheries. We list 2 places in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Brécey?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Brécey or within 5 km.
Which places in Brécey are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Brécey is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Vassy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brécey?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont Bailey (26 km), Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (27 km), Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches (15 km), Abbaye Blanche (18 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 Brécey, 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)
- Abbaye Blanche: XXCM, 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.