Batterie de Bretteville-bas, the place to visit in Bretteville
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 11 of its 15. The commune itself has one place on our list; 14 others are within 5 km of its centre. Le Redoutable, 7.2 km away, is the best-known day out.
Start with these in Bretteville
After Batterie de Bretteville-bas, look out for 2 attractions, 2 châteaux and a museum.
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.
How they lie
Most of the 14 close by lie to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bretteville; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 11; 3 are other sights.
Dark: in Bretteville. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Bretteville
One in town leads, with 14 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Bretteville, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bretteville → · Parks and trails in Bretteville →
Further out, the best known
Leading the 12 is Le Redoutable, 7.2 km away; they include 4 museums and 3 attractions.
AttractionLe Redoutable7.2 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry7.8 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer7.2 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière8.1 km southwest, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule7.4 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionNouveau phare de Gatteville19 km east, in Gatteville-le-PhareChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cherbourg7.8 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville15 km west, in La HagueFortFortBase de lancement de V1 de Brécourt11 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq25 km southeast, in Saint-MarcoufMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville26 km southeast, in Azeville
GardenJardin botanique du château de Vauville24 km west, in La HaguePlaces within 40 km of Bretteville with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Bretteville: your questions
What is there to see in Bretteville?
The one place mapped in Bretteville is Batterie de Bretteville-bas. We list 1 place in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bretteville?
One, in town or within 5 km: Maison de l'Éducation à l'Environnement et au Développement Durable.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bretteville?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Le Redoutable (7.2 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (7.8 km), La Cité de la Mer (7.2 km), Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière (8.1 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 Bretteville, 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 (6)
- 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
- Jardin botanique du château de Vauville: JackyM59, 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.