Trips from Valcanville, starting with Château de Tocqueville
16 of the 18 places to visit in and around Valcanville are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Valcanville. Drive 6.6 km to reach Nouveau phare de Gatteville.
The best known around Valcanville
The list goes on from Château de Tocqueville to 5 châteaux.
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.
Where each one is
The farthest of them, Manoir de Montfarville, is 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Valcanville; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (16) and museums or galleries (2).
Dark: in Valcanville. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
All 18 on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Valcanville itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Valcanville → · Parks and trails in Valcanville →
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Nouveau phare de Gatteville, 6.6 km away.
AttractionLe Redoutable22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
MuseumMusée Thomas-Henry22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinMuseumMuseumBatterie de Crisbecq19 km south, in Saint-MarcoufMuseumMuseumBatterie d'Azeville21 km south, in Azeville
MuseumLa Cité de la Mer22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
GardenJardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière22 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionFort du Roule21 km west, in Cherbourg-en-CotentinAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte33 km southwest, in Saint-Sauveur-le-VicomteAttractionAttractionThermes antiques d'Alauna18 km southwest, in ValognesAttractionAttractionAlauna (Valognes)19 km southwest, in Valognes
ChâteauChâteau de Nacqueville29 km west, in La HaguePlaces within 40 km of Valcanville with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Valcanville
Are there attractions near Valcanville?
Nothing is mapped in Valcanville itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Tocqueville, Manoir d'Arville, Maison d'Anneville and Château de Pépinvast.
Are there museums in or near Valcanville?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Atelier de Barfleur and Art’Mâteur.
What well-known places are within a day out of Valcanville?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Nouveau phare de Gatteville (6.6 km), Le Redoutable (22 km), Musée Thomas-Henry (22 km), Batterie de Crisbecq (19 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 Valcanville, 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 (5)
- Le Redoutable: Guillaume Rueda, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Thomas-Henry: HaguardDuNord, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de la Mer: Ji-Elle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin botanique de la Roche-Fauconnière: Acatkiller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Nacqueville: Pierrestz, 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.