Plesnois’ draw is Groupe fortifié Lorraine
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 8 of the 10 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 9 beyond the one in Plesnois. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 7.6 km off.
Plesnois’ big names
4 forts and a château follow Groupe fortifié Lorraine.
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.
Where things are
La cadole du gentilhomme, 4.7 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Plesnois; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (8); next, other sights (2).
Dark: in Plesnois. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
In town there is one, and the list adds 9 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Plesnois, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
The pick of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 7.6 km off.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz8.9 km southeast, in Metz
ChâteauPorte des Allemands8.2 km southeast, in Metz
ZooParc zoologique d'Amnéville8.3 km north, in HagondangeFortFortÉglise Saint-Quentin6.9 km south, in Scy-Chazelles
Theme parkWalygator Grand-Est6.9 km northeast, in Maizières-lès-Metz
MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or7.6 km southeast, in MetzGardenGardenJardin botanique de Metz8.6 km southeast, in Montigny-lès-Metz
AttractionThe Monster7.1 km northeast, in HagondangeAttractionAttractionAnaconda7 km northeast, in HagondangeAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Saint-Arnould7.6 km southeast, in MetzAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gorze16 km southwest, in GorzePlaces within 40 km of Plesnois with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Plesnois: the answers
What is there to see in Plesnois?
The one place mapped in Plesnois is Groupe fortifié Lorraine. We list 1 place in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Plesnois?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Plesnois or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Plesnois?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz (7.6 km), Centre Pompidou-Metz (8.9 km), Porte des Allemands (8.2 km), Parc zoologique d'Amnéville (8.3 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 Plesnois, 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 (6)
- Centre Pompidou-Metz: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porte des Allemands: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique d'Amnéville: Amnevillezoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walygator Grand-Est: Jony54, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Cour d'Or: user:Diligent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Monster: Dad57c, 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.