Trips from Les Pieux, starting with Manoir du But
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 7 of the 8 places on the list. None of them is inside Les Pieux itself. Out of town, Le Redoutable is 21 km away.
Leading the list near Les Pieux
Following Manoir du But are 4 châteaux and a fort.
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.
Around Les Pieux, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Manoir de Métot, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Les Pieux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
7 of the 8 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Les Pieux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
Each of the 8 is within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Les Pieux itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Les Pieux → · Parks and trails in Les Pieux →
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Le Redoutable, 21 km away.
AttractionLe Redoutable21 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry20 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique du château de Vauville14 km north, in La Hague
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer21 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville18 km north, in La Hague
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière19 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte25 km southeast, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAttractionAttractionFort du Roule20 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionChâteau de Bricquebec14 km east, in Bricquebec-en-CotentinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay39 km southeast, in LessayFortFortBase de lancement de V1 de Brécourt19 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cherbourg20 km northeast, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinPlaces within 40 km of Les Pieux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Les Pieux: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Les Pieux?
Nothing is mapped in Les Pieux itself, but within 5 km there are Manoir du But, Manoir du Rozel, Manoir de Cléville and Château de Flamanville.
Are there museums in or near Les Pieux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des Mines et des Carrières.
What well-known places are within a day out of Les Pieux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Le Redoutable (21 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (20 km), Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (14 km), La Cité de la Mer (21 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 Les Pieux, 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 (6)
- Le Redoutable: Guillaume Rueda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Thomas-Henry: HaguardDuNord, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique du château de Vauville: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de la Mer: Ji-Elle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Nacqueville: Pierrestz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière: Acatkiller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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