Places to visit in Lestre, led by Château de Tourville
Of the 15 places to visit in and around Lestre, 14 are châteaux or heritage sites. We list 5 places to visit in Lestre and 10 within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. 2 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. Batterie de Crisbecq, 5.1 km away, is the best-known day out.
Lestre’s best known
Behind Château de Tourville on the list 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.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Redoute Pongibaud, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Lestre; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
14 of the 15 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Lestre. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The town has 5; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 10 more.
The 5 places in Lestre first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Lestre
Top of the 12 day trips: Batterie de Crisbecq, at 5.1 km.
AttractionLe Redoutable26 km northwest, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionNouveau phare de Gatteville20 km north, in Gatteville-le-Phare
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry25 km northwest, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionThermes antiques d'Alauna10 km west, in ValognesAttractionAttractionAlauna (Valognes)10 km west, in ValognesAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte21 km southwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
AttractionMusée Airborne13 km south, in Sainte-Mère-ÉgliseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plain-Marais19 km south, in Beuzeville-la-Bastille
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer26 km northwest, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinFortFortBatterie de Maisy25 km southeast, in Grandcamp-MaisyPlaces within 40 km of Lestre with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Lestre
What is there to see in Lestre?
The first on our list in Lestre are Château de Tourville, Motte castrale de Tourville, Manoir de la Hougue and La Cour. We list 5 places in town. Another 10 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Lestre?
One, in town or within 5 km: World War II Museum.
Which places in Lestre are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Lestre is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Tourville.
What well-known places are within a day out of Lestre?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Batterie de Crisbecq (5.1 km), Batterie d'Azeville (6.9 km), Le Redoutable (26 km), Nouveau phare de Gatteville (20 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 Lestre, 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
- Musée Airborne: Musée Airborne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de la Mer: Ji-Elle, 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.