2.8 km from La Baleine, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye leads the list
With nothing in La Baleine, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 2 châteaux and a museum. The trip to Pont Bailey is 20 km.
Leading the list near La Baleine
After Abbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye come 2 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
At 3.8 km, Château de Gavray is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of La Baleine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 2 of 3.
Dark: in La Baleine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
All 3 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in La Baleine itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of La Baleine → · Parks and trails in La Baleine →
Worth the drive
Pont Bailey, at 20 km, heads the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances17 km northwest, in CoutancesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel35 km southwest, in Le Mont-Saint-MichelAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de La Lucerne19 km southwest, in La Lucerne-d'OutremerZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus10 km south, in ChamprepusCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches26 km south, in AvranchesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gratot21 km northwest, in GratotChâteauChâteauChâteau de Regnéville21 km northwest, in Regnéville-sur-MerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay37 km northwest, in Lessay
AttractionAbbaye Blanche39 km southeast, in Mortain-BocageChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pirou33 km northwest, in PirouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canisy20 km northeast, in CanisyPlaces within 40 km of La Baleine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about La Baleine
Are there attractions near La Baleine?
Nothing is mapped in La Baleine itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye, Château de Gavray and Château de Saint-Denis.
Are there museums in or near La Baleine?
One, in town or within 5 km: Abbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye.
What well-known places are within a day out of La Baleine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Pont Bailey (20 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (17 km), Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (35 km), Abbaye de La Lucerne (19 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 La Baleine, 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
- 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.