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Attractions in Ponts

Around Ponts, Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches leads the list

Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 5 of 9. Ponts itself has none of them. The big name further out is Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, 15 km from the centre.

Photo: Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches, Man vyi (Public domain)
In Ponts
0
inside the commune
Within 5 km
9
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
4
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
5
in town and nearby
Best known

The best known around Ponts

Along with Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches, see 2 museums, a monastery and a château.

CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches3 km southwest, in AvranchesMuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches3 km southwest, in AvranchesMonastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons3.2 km southwest, in AvranchesChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Avranches2.9 km southwest, in AvranchesFortFortFortifications d'Avranches2.9 km southwest, in AvranchesMuseumMuseumLe Scriptorial, musée des manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel2.8 km southwest, in Avranches

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.

Map

Where to go

Of the 9 nearby, most are to the southwest.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Ponts; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

The mix

Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (5); next, museums or galleries (4).

Museums & galleries 2 museums · 2 galleries0 in town · 4 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 2 châteaux · 1 cathedral · 1 monastery · 1 fort0 in town · 5 nearby

Dark: in Ponts. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The full list

Look within 5 km of its centre for all 9 places listed.

Nothing is mapped in Ponts itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Ponts → · Parks and trails in Ponts →

Further afield

A drive away

Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (15 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel15 km southwest, in Le Mont-Saint-MichelAttractionAttractionPont Bailey34 km northeast, in Tessy-BocageAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de La Lucerne13 km northwest, in La Lucerne-d'OutremerAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances39 km north, in CoutancesCathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol-de-Bretagne35 km southwest, in Dol-de-BretagneGardenGardenJardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne31 km south, in Le ChâtellierAttractionAttractionMenhir de Champ-Dolent35 km southwest, in Dol-de-BretagneZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus14 km north, in ChamprepusMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye24 km north, in HambyeAttractionAbbaye Blanche29 km east, in Mortain-BocageZooZooAlligator Bay17 km southwest, in BeauvoirChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnefontaine31 km south, in Val-Couesnon

Places within 40 km of Ponts with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Visiting Ponts: questions

Are there attractions near Ponts?

Nothing is mapped in Ponts itself, but within 5 km there are Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches, Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches, Abbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons and Château d'Avranches.

Are there museums in or near Ponts?

4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches, Le Scriptorial, musée des manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel, Art & Déco and Atelier Bergevin.

What well-known places are within a day out of Ponts?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (15 km), Pont Bailey (34 km), Abbaye de La Lucerne (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (39 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 Ponts, 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)

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.