From Château de Gombervaux on: Vaucouleurs’s list
8 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Vaucouleurs. We list 10 places to visit in Vaucouleurs and 6 within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are 10 attractions, 3 châteaux and 3 forts. France lists 5 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul is worth a day, 19 km from the centre.
Leading places in Vaucouleurs
Once you have seen Château de Gombervaux, try 3 forts, a château and an attraction.
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.
How they lie
To the south lie most of the 6 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vaucouleurs; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
10 are other sights; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 6.
Dark: in Vaucouleurs. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Vaucouleurs
After the 10 in town come 6 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 10 places in Vaucouleurs first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Vaucouleurs → · Parks and trails in Vaucouleurs →
Out of town
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul, 19 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy39 km east, in Nancy
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy39 km east, in NancyMuseumMuseumChemin de fer du Val de Passey12 km northeast, in Choloy-Ménillot
MuseumMusée de l'École de Nancy38 km east, in NancyChâteauChâteauFort de Bourlémont27 km south, in Mont-lès-NeufchâteauChâteauChâteauFort de Villey-le-Sec23 km east, in Villey-le-Sec
MuseumVilla Majorelle38 km east, in Nancy
Historic housePalais des ducs de Lorraine39 km east, in NancyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Èvre de Toul18 km northeast, in ToulChâteauChâteauFort de Liouville26 km north, in Apremont-la-ForêtPlaces within 40 km of Vaucouleurs with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Vaucouleurs
What is there to see in Vaucouleurs?
The first on our list in Vaucouleurs are Château de Gombervaux, Château de Vaucouleurs, Remparts de Vaucouleurs and Tour des Anglais. We list 10 places in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vaucouleurs?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Vaucouleurs or within 5 km.
Which places in Vaucouleurs are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Vaucouleurs are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Gombervaux, Château de Vaucouleurs, Remparts de Vaucouleurs and Tour des Anglais.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vaucouleurs?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toul (19 km), Château de Commercy (19 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy (39 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy (39 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 Vaucouleurs, 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)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy: photo uploaded by User:RicciSpeziari. Photographer: Riccardo Speziari, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'École de Nancy: Léna, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Majorelle: cliché Damien Boyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des ducs de Lorraine: Davitof, 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.