Maison d'Information is Fontoy’s place to visit
One place to visit is mapped in Fontoy, and 3 more within 5 km of its centre. They include 2 museums and 2 châteaux. If you have a day, head to Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 29 km away.
First stops in Fontoy
Maison d'Information aside, the next best known are 2 châteaux and a museum.
MuseumÉcomusée des mines de fer de Lorraine3.8 km southeast, in NeufchefChâteauChâteauChâteau Latourte3.5 km east, in NilvangeChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Direction Smk3.4 km east, in NilvangeBest 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 each one is
To the east lie most of the 3 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Fontoy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (2) and châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Fontoy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Fontoy
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 3 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Fontoy, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Leading the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 29 km away; they include 4 forts and 3 châteaux.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz30 km southeast, in Metz
ZooParc zoologique d'Amnéville16 km southeast, in Hagondange
ChâteauPorte des Allemands30 km southeast, in Metz
FortFort de Guentrange9.9 km east, in ThionvilleFortFortOuvrage de Rochonvillers6.2 km northeast, in RochonvillersAttractionAttractionFort d'Illange13 km east, in Yutz
Theme parkWalygator Grand-Est18 km southeast, in Maizières-lès-Metz
ChâteauChâteau de La Grange13 km east, in Manom
FortOuvrage de l'Immerhof13 km northeast, in Hettange-GrandeChâteauChâteauHôtel de ville de Thionville12 km east, in ThionvilleFortFortOuvrage de Molvange9.5 km northeast, in EscherangePlaces within 40 km of Fontoy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Fontoy
What is there to see in Fontoy?
The one place mapped in Fontoy is Maison d'Information. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Fontoy?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison d'Information and Écomusée des mines de fer de Lorraine.
What well-known places are within a day out of Fontoy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz (29 km), Centre Pompidou-Metz (30 km), Parc zoologique d'Amnéville (16 km), Porte des Allemands (30 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 Fontoy, 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 (8)
- Écomusée des mines de fer de Lorraine: Sciurus54, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Centre Pompidou-Metz: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique d'Amnéville: Amnevillezoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porte des Allemands: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de Guentrange: ( Mottenberg), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walygator Grand-Est: Jony54, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de La Grange: Château de La Grange, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ouvrage de l'Immerhof: Lvcvlvs, 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.