Just outside Damloup: Mémorial de Verdun and more
Damloup’s list takes in 3 attractions, 3 battlefields and a museum. Nothing is mapped in Damloup, but 8 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, the best known is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun, 9.1 km off.
Just outside Damloup, the best known
Once you have seen Mémorial de Verdun, try 2 attractions, 2 battlefields and a fort.
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 places, mapped
To the west is where most of the 8 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Damloup; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
4 are châteaux or heritage sites; other sights come next with 3.
Dark: in Damloup. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
Nothing is inside Damloup itself; these 8 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Damloup itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (9.1 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionAbbaye de Saint-Mihiel35 km south, in Saint-MihielFortFortOuvrage de Velosnes33 km north, in VelosnesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Jaulny39 km southeast, in JaulnyPlaces within 40 km of Damloup with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Damloup: questions
Are there attractions near Damloup?
Nothing is mapped in Damloup itself, but within 5 km there are Mémorial de Verdun, Fort de Moulainville, Monument commémoratif de André Maginot and Abri - Caverne de Douaumont (Abri 320).
Are there museums in or near Damloup?
One, in town or within 5 km: Mémorial de Verdun.
What well-known places are within a day out of Damloup?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (9.1 km), Abbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun (8.8 km), Monument américain de Montfaucon (27 km), Château d'Hattonchâtel (28 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 Damloup, 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 (1)
- Abbaye de Saint-Mihiel: François BERNARDIN, 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.