Brix to see, Château de Brix first
The 7 places on the list are all châteaux or heritage sites. Mapped in Brix are 5 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 2. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Le Redoutable, 11 km away, is the best-known day out.
Most famous in Brix
The rest of the best known are 5 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.
Where things are
Out at 4.9 km is Château de Rochemont, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Brix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Brix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
It starts in town with 5 places and goes on to 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 5 places in Brix first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Le Redoutable, 11 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionLe Redoutable11 km north, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry10 km north, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer11 km north, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière9 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule9.4 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte18 km south, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAttractionAttractionChâteau de Bricquebec9.6 km southwest, in Bricquebec-en-Cotentin
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville16 km northwest, in La HagueAttractionAttractionThermes antiques d'Alauna10 km southeast, in ValognesAttractionAttractionAlauna (Valognes)10 km southeast, in ValognesAttractionAttractionNouveau phare de Gatteville28 km northeast, in Gatteville-le-PhareChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cherbourg11 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinPlaces within 40 km of Brix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Brix
What is there to see in Brix?
The first on our list in Brix are Château de Brix, Manoir du Val, Bruce Castle and Château de Frémont. We list 5 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Brix?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Brix or within 5 km.
Which places in Brix are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Brix is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Manoir du Val.
What well-known places are within a day out of Brix?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Le Redoutable (11 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (10 km), La Cité de la Mer (11 km), Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière (9 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 Brix, 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.