Visit La Butte Rouge - Bapeaume in Virginy
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 6. The commune itself has one place on our list; 5 others are within 5 km of its centre. Go 38 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Étienne.
Virginy’s big names
Behind La Butte Rouge - Bapeaume on the list are 3 battlefields, an attraction and a museum.
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.
The layout
The outermost point is Les Maisons de Champagne, at 4.7 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Virginy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4 of 6.
Dark: in Virginy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
First the one in town, then the 5 within 5 km of its centre.
La Main de Massiges
This strategic position was the scene of bitter fighting from 1914 to 1915, and it was throughout the Great War, from 1914 to 1918.
The one place in Virginy, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne (38 km) is first of the 6.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Étienne38 km southwest, in Châlons-en-ChampagneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Landreville29 km northeast, in BayonvilleAttractionAttractionMonument américain de Montfaucon30 km east, in Montfaucon-d'ArgonneGardenGardenArboretum du Petit-Bois30 km east, in Montfaucon-d'Argonne
Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Châlons-en-Champagne38 km southwest, in Châlons-en-ChampagneMuseumMuseumMusée de la faïence29 km southeast, in RarécourtPlaces within 40 km of Virginy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Virginy
What is there to see in Virginy?
The one place mapped in Virginy is La Butte Rouge - Bapeaume. We list 1 place in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Virginy?
One, in town or within 5 km: Écomusée Atelier de la Main.
What well-known places are within a day out of Virginy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne (38 km), Château de Landreville (29 km), Monument américain de Montfaucon (30 km), Arboretum du Petit-Bois (30 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 Virginy, 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 (2)
- Cathédrale Saint-Étienne: Ad Meskens You are free to use, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Châlons-en-Champagne: G.Garitan, 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.