Out from Villécloye: Citadelle de Montmédy and more
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Villécloye, 5 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Villécloye. The big name further out is Ouvrage de La Ferté, 14 km from the centre.
Where to start near Villécloye
Citadelle de Montmédy aside, the next best known are 2 forts, an abbey and a château.
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 map view
Of the 7 nearby, most are to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villécloye; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 5 of 7.
Dark: in Villécloye. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Villécloye itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villécloye → · Parks and trails in Villécloye →
Big names nearby
Day trips number 12; the best known is Ouvrage de La Ferté, 14 km off.
ChâteauChâteau de Sedan39 km northwest, in SedanFortFortOuvrage du Chesnois8.6 km northwest, in Thonne-le-ThilCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun39 km south, in VerdunMuseumMuseumMémorial de Verdun35 km south, in Fleury-devant-DouaumontMuseumMuseumOuvrage de Fermont21 km east, in BeuveilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cons-la-Grandville22 km east, in Cons-la-GrandvilleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Landreville32 km southwest, in BayonvilleFortFortOuvrage de Latiremont26 km east, in BaslieuxAttractionAttractionMonument américain de Montfaucon32 km southwest, in Montfaucon-d'ArgonneGardenGardenJardin botanique de Sedan38 km northwest, in SedanGardenGardenArboretum du Petit-Bois32 km southwest, in Montfaucon-d'ArgonnePlaces within 40 km of Villécloye with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Villécloye: your questions
Are there attractions near Villécloye?
Nothing is mapped in Villécloye itself, but within 5 km there are Citadelle de Montmédy, Ouvrage de Velosnes, Ouvrage de Thonnelle and Abbaye d'Orval.
Are there museums in or near Villécloye?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Jules Bastien-Lepage et de la Fortification.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villécloye?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Ouvrage de La Ferté (14 km), Château de Sedan (39 km), Ouvrage du Chesnois (8.6 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Verdun (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 Villécloye, 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)
- Château de Sedan: M.Minderhoud, 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.