What is near Velaines: Tour de Luxembourg first
Nothing on our list is in Velaines; the 3 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are a fort, a château and a museum. Beyond the town, Château de Commercy sits 22 km away.
Leading the list near Velaines
Tour de Luxembourg aside, the next best known are a château 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.
How they lie
The map puts most of the 3 to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Velaines; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Velaines. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
These 3 are within 5 km of its centre, none in town.
Nothing is mapped in Velaines itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
The pick of the 7 is Château de Commercy, 22 km off.
AttractionAbbaye de Saint-Mihiel27 km northeast, in Saint-MihielChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ville-sur-Saulx18 km west, in Ville-sur-SaulxChâteauChâteauFort de Liouville27 km northeast, in Apremont-la-ForêtMuseumMuseumChemin de fer du Val de Passey38 km east, in Choloy-MénillotPlaces within 40 km of Velaines with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Velaines
Are there attractions near Velaines?
Nothing is mapped in Velaines itself, but within 5 km there are Tour de Luxembourg, Château du Tertre and Musée militaire pour la paix.
Are there museums in or near Velaines?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée militaire pour la paix.
What well-known places are within a day out of Velaines?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Commercy (22 km), Château du Grand Jardin (31 km), Château de Thillombois (29 km), Abbaye de Saint-Mihiel (27 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 Velaines, 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.