Visiting Gorges: Manoir de Camprond and one more to see
All 5 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. 2 places to visit are mapped in Gorges, with 3 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes one listed historic monument. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances, 24 km away, is the best-known day out.
What Gorges is known for
After Manoir de Camprond, look out for 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.
The lie of the land
Furthest out is Château de Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, at 4.1 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gorges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Gorges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The town has 2; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 3 more.
The 2 places in Gorges first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Of the 12 day trips, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (24 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances24 km south, in CoutancesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay10 km southwest, in LessayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plain-Marais11 km north, in Beuzeville-la-BastilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pirou17 km southwest, in PirouAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte17 km northwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt35 km east, in Cerisy-la-ForêtMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville23 km north, in AzevilleMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq26 km north, in Saint-MarcoufChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gratot22 km south, in GratotAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte16 km northwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteFortFortBatterie de Maisy27 km northeast, in Grandcamp-Maisy
AttractionMusée Airborne18 km north, in Sainte-Mère-ÉglisePlaces within 40 km of Gorges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Gorges: questions
What is there to see in Gorges?
The first on our list in Gorges are Manoir de Camprond and Manoir de Méterville. We list 2 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Gorges?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Gorges or within 5 km.
Which places in Gorges are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Gorges is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Manoir de Camprond.
What well-known places are within a day out of Gorges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (24 km), Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay (10 km), Château de Plain-Marais (11 km), Château de Pirou (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 Gorges, 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 (2)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Airborne: Musée Airborne, Public domain, 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.