Saint-Lô’s places to visit, starting with Château de Saint-Lô
Around Saint-Lô, the places to visit include 4 châteaux, 4 museums and 2 attractions. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the 11 in Saint-Lô. France lists 3 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. The centre alone has 4 within 1 km. For a full day, there is Tapisserie de Bayeux, 33 km away.
Saint-Lô’s best known
2 museums, 2 châteaux and a fort follow Château de Saint-Lô.
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lôin town
MuseumMusée du bocage normandin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Vaucellein townChâteauChâteauManoir de Bosdelin townFortFortRemparts de Saint-Lôin townBest 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
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Lô; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 5; 5 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Saint-Lô. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
It starts in town with 11 places and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its centre.
12The 11 places in Saint-Lô first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips from Saint-Lô
Start with Tapisserie de Bayeux, 33 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumTapisserie de Bayeux33 km northeast, in BayeuxAttractionAttractionPont Bailey20 km south, in Tessy-Bocage
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux33 km northeast, in Bayeux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances27 km west, in CoutancesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt14 km northeast, in Cerisy-la-ForêtChâteauChâteauChâteau de Balleroy19 km northeast, in Balleroy-sur-DrômeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Canisy7.3 km southwest, in CanisyMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye25 km southwest, in HambyeChâteauChâteauChâteau des Matignon12 km southeast, in Torigny-les-VillesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Trinité de Lessay34 km west, in LessayChâteauChâteauChâteau de Colombières23 km north, in ColombièresAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Mondaye31 km east, in Juaye-MondayePlaces within 40 km of Saint-Lô with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Common questions about Saint-Lô
What is there to see in Saint-Lô?
The first on our list in Saint-Lô are Château de Saint-Lô, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô, Musée du bocage normand and Château de la Vaucelle. We list 11 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Lô?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô, Musée du bocage normand, Musée typographique - Fernand Le Rachinel and Chez Hello Galerie.
Which places in Saint-Lô are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Saint-Lô are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de la Vaucelle, Manoir de Bosdel and Remparts de Saint-Lô.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Lô?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tapisserie de Bayeux (33 km), Pont Bailey (20 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux (33 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Coutances (27 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 Saint-Lô, 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)
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Saint-Lô: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du bocage normand: user:Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Sainte-Marie: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tapisserie de Bayeux: Myrabella, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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.