Château de Pépinvast is Le Vicel’s place to visit
All 15 places on the list are châteaux or heritage sites. One place to visit is mapped in Le Vicel, with 14 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. If you have a day, head to Nouveau phare de Gatteville, 7.8 km away.
The names to know in Le Vicel
Then come 5 châteaux, behind Château de Pépinvast.
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.
Mapped around Le Vicel
Furthest out is Manoir de l'Épine, at 4.6 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Le Vicel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
All 15 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Le Vicel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
First the one in town, then the 14 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Le Vicel, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
Start with Nouveau phare de Gatteville, 7.8 km off, the best known of 12.
AttractionLe Redoutable22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq17 km south, in Saint-MarcoufMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville19 km south, in Azeville
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule21 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionThermes antiques d'Alauna17 km southwest, in ValognesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte31 km southwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAttractionAttractionAlauna (Valognes)17 km southwest, in Valognes
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville29 km west, in La HaguePlaces within 40 km of Le Vicel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Le Vicel
What is there to see in Le Vicel?
The one place mapped in Le Vicel is Château de Pépinvast. We list 1 place in town. Another 14 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Le Vicel?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Le Vicel or within 5 km.
Which places in Le Vicel are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Le Vicel is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Pépinvast.
What well-known places are within a day out of Le Vicel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Nouveau phare de Gatteville (7.8 km), Le Redoutable (22 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (22 km), Batterie de Crisbecq (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 Le Vicel, 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.