Prieuré Saint-Léonard opens Vains’s list
Around Vains, the places to visit include 3 museums, 2 châteaux and 2 galleries. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 8 beyond the 3 in Vains. 2 of those in town are listed historic monuments. The best-known trip out is to Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, 8 km away.
First stops in Vains
Following Prieuré Saint-Léonard are 2 museums, a château and a cathedral.
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches4.4 km east, in Avranches
Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons4.1 km east, in AvranchesBest 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 Vains, mapped
Head east for most of the 8 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vains; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Count 6 châteaux or heritage sites and 5 museums or galleries.
Dark: in Vains. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
The town has 3; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 8 more.
Cathédrale Saint-André d'Avranches
Cathedral located in Manche, in France.
Abbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons
Abbey located in Manche, in France.
The 3 places in Vains first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
The pick of the 12 is Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel, 8 km off.
ChâteauChâteau de Combourg39 km southwest, in CombourgGardenGardenJardin botanique de Haute-Bretagne30 km southeast, in Le ChâtellierZooZooAlligator Bay11 km southwest, in BeauvoirMuseumMuseumAbbaye Notre-Dame de Hambye30 km north, in HambyeZooZooParc zoologique de Champrepus19 km north, in ChamprepusChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnefontaine26 km south, in Val-Couesnon
AttractionAbbaye Blanche35 km east, in Mortain-BocagePlaces within 40 km of Vains with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Vains
What is there to see in Vains?
The first on our list in Vains are Prieuré Saint-Léonard, Écomusée de la baie du mont Saint-Michel and Manoir de Vains. We list 3 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vains?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Écomusée de la baie du mont Saint-Michel, Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches, Le Scriptorial, musée des manuscrits du Mont-Saint-Michel and Art & Déco.
Which places in Vains are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Vains are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Prieuré Saint-Léonard and Manoir de Vains.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vains?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (8 km), Abbaye de La Lucerne (13 km), Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol-de-Bretagne (28 km), Château de Fougères (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 Vains, 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)
- Musée d'art et d'histoire d'Avranches: Man vyi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Sainte-Anne de Moutons: Xfigpower, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Combourg: Calips, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Blanche: XXCM, 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.