Le grand phare, the place to visit in Bangor
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 8 of its 12. Mapped in Bangor is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 11. Allow a day for Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac, 31 km off.
First stops in Bangor
After Le grand phare come 3 forts and 2 galleries.
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.
Places on the map
Of the 11 nearby, most are to the northeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bangor; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The list by type
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (8) and châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Bangor. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Bangor
12 places in all: one in town and 11 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Bangor, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
The day out here is Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac, 31 km away.
Places within 40 km of Bangor with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Bangor
What is there to see in Bangor?
The one place mapped in Bangor is Le grand phare. We list 1 place in town. Another 11 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bangor?
8 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Le grand phare, La maison de la photo, La décoration au féminin and Galerie S.Z.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bangor?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac (31 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 Bangor, 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)
- Musée de Préhistoire de Carnac: Szilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.