Where to go from Pirou
One place to visit we list is in Pirou or within 5 km of its centre: Château de Pirou. Travel 16 km and you reach Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances. Go further, within 40 km, and there are 12, including 4 attractions and 4 châteaux.
On Pirou’s doorstep
600 m out lies Château de Pirou. Château de Pirou is a castle in Pirou.
Where to find them
The tiles below match the 7 numbers on the map.
Pirou is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Most are châteaux or heritage sites, 7 in all, ahead of other sights (4).
Dark: in Pirou. Light: the rest, within 40 km of its centre.
The full list
The one inside Pirou comes first, then 12 more within 40 km.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances
Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral located in Manche, in France.
Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay
Abbey located in Manche, in France.
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Castle ruin in Normandy.
Abbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
Abbey located in Manche, France.
What is in or close to Pirou comes first, then places within 40 km with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Days out from Pirou
Here are the best known of the 12 within 40 km.
2AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances16 km southeast, in CoutancesAbbey3AbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay7 km northeast, in LessayChâteau4ChâteauChâteau de Gratot13 km southeast, in GratotChâteau5ChâteauChâteau de Regnéville18 km south, in Regnéville-sur-MerAttraction6AttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte25 km north, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteMuseum7MuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye36 km southeast, in HambyeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Plain-Marais26 km northeast, in Beuzeville-la-BastilleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte24 km north, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville38 km northeast, in AzevilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canisy31 km east, in Canisy
AttractionMusée Airborne33 km northeast, in Sainte-Mère-ÉgliseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Bricquebec34 km north, in Bricquebec-en-CotentinThe best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.
The nearest town with more to see: Coutances →
Pirou, answered
What is there to see in Pirou?
The one place mapped in Pirou is Château de Pirou. We list 1 place in town.
Are there museums in or near Pirou?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Pirou or within 5 km.
Which places in Pirou are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Pirou is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Pirou.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pirou?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (16 km), Abbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay (7 km), Château de Gratot (13 km), Château de Regnéville (18 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 Pirou, 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 (1)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances: Aroche, 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.