Mémorial de Verdun heads what Fleury-devant-Douaumont has to see
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 9 of its 15. We list 6 places to visit in Fleury-devant-Douaumont and 9 within 5 km of its centre. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 3 of them. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun, 5.3 km off.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont’s best known
3 attractions, a fort and a battlefield follow Mémorial de Verdun.
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 they are
The map ends at Chapelle du collège Buvignier, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fleury-devant-Douaumont; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kinds of place
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (9) than anything else, then other sights (4).
Dark: in Fleury-devant-Douaumont. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The 6 inside Fleury-devant-Douaumont come first, then 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 6 places in Fleury-devant-Douaumont first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Fleury-devant-Douaumont → · Parks and trails in Fleury-devant-Douaumont →
Around the region
Best known of the 12 within reach is Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun, at 5.3 km.
AttractionAbbaye de Saint-Mihiel35 km south, in Saint-MihielFortFortOuvrage de Velosnes34 km north, in VelosnesFortFortOuvrage de Thonnelle40 km north, in MontmédyPlaces within 40 km of Fleury-devant-Douaumont with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Fleury-devant-Douaumont
What is there to see in Fleury-devant-Douaumont?
The first on our list in Fleury-devant-Douaumont are Mémorial de Verdun, Ouvrage de Thiaumont, Monument commémoratif de André Maginot and Abri - Caverne de Douaumont (Abri 320). We list 6 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fleury-devant-Douaumont?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Mémorial de Verdun and Chapelle du collège Buvignier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fleury-devant-Douaumont?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (5.3 km), Monument américain de Montfaucon (23 km), Château de Thillombois (27 km), Château de Landreville (37 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 Fleury-devant-Douaumont, 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.