Things to do in Douaumont-Vaux: Bois de Vaux-Chapitre and one other
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 7 of 11. There are 2 places to visit in Douaumont-Vaux, and 9 more within 5 km of its centre. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun is worth a day, 8.6 km from the centre.
The first to see in Douaumont-Vaux
Bois de Vaux-Chapitre aside, the next best known are 2 forts, a battlefield 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.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Fort de Moulainville, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Douaumont-Vaux; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Châteaux or heritage sites number 7, other sights 3.
Dark: in Douaumont-Vaux. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
After the 2 in town come 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Douaumont-Vaux first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Douaumont-Vaux → · Parks and trails in Douaumont-Vaux →
Bigger names, a drive away
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (8.6 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
AttractionAbbaye de Saint-Mihiel36 km south, in Saint-MihielPlaces within 40 km of Douaumont-Vaux with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Douaumont-Vaux, answered
What is there to see in Douaumont-Vaux?
The first on our list in Douaumont-Vaux are Bois de Vaux-Chapitre and Bois Fumin. We list 2 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Douaumont-Vaux?
One, in town or within 5 km: Mémorial de Verdun.
What well-known places are within a day out of Douaumont-Vaux?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (8.6 km), Abbaye Saint-Paul de Verdun (8.2 km), Monument américain de Montfaucon (25 km), Château de Thillombois (29 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 Douaumont-Vaux, 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.