1.9 km from Le Mesnil, Manoir du Dick leads the list
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 6 of 8. None of them is inside Le Mesnil itself. For a full day, there is Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, 12 km away.
Leading the list near Le Mesnil
Behind Manoir du Dick on the list are 3 châteaux, an abbey and a gallery.
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 to find them
Furthest out is Manoir de Graffard, at 4.3 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Mesnil; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 6 of 8.
Dark: in Le Mesnil. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
Its 8 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Le Mesnil itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Le Mesnil → · Parks and trails in Le Mesnil →
Well-known places further afield
Worth the drive, Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (12 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionLe Redoutable31 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay21 km southeast, in LessayAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte12 km east, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAttractionAttractionChâteau de Bricquebec12 km north, in Bricquebec-en-CotentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pirou25 km south, in Pirou
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry30 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plain-Marais23 km east, in Beuzeville-la-BastilleMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville30 km east, in Azeville
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer31 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq31 km northeast, in Saint-Marcouf
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière29 km north, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinPlaces within 40 km of Le Mesnil with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Le Mesnil
Are there attractions near Le Mesnil?
Nothing is mapped in Le Mesnil itself, but within 5 km there are Manoir du Dick, Manoir du Parc, Château d'Olonde and Manoir de Graffard.
Are there museums in or near Le Mesnil?
One, in town or within 5 km: L'Écume Quantique.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Mesnil?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (12 km), Le Redoutable (31 km), Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay (21 km), Abbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (12 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 Le Mesnil, 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 (4)
- 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
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