Around Porcelette, start with Ouvrage du Kerfent
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 4 of its 6. Porcelette itself has none of them. Go 35 km out for Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz.
Around Porcelette: where to begin
Then come 2 attractions, a monastery and a fort, behind Ouvrage du Kerfent.
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
Head to the northwest for most of the 6 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Porcelette; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4; 2 are other sights.
Dark: in Porcelette. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
Nothing is inside Porcelette itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Porcelette itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Porcelette → · Parks and trails in Porcelette →
Day trips from Porcelette
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 35 km away, is the best known of the 12.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz35 km west, in Metz
ChâteauPorte des Allemands34 km west, in MetzAttractionAttractionOuvrage du Bambesch5.9 km southwest, in Bambiderstroff
ZooParc zoologique d'Amnéville39 km west, in HagondangeFortFortOuvrage de Denting9.5 km northwest, in OttonvilleFortFortOuvrage du Hackenberg30 km northwest, in VeckringFortFortOuvrage de Coume5.8 km northwest, in CoumeFortFortÉglise Saint-Quentin40 km west, in Scy-ChazellesFortFortOuvrage du Michelsberg24 km northwest, in Ébersviller
Theme parkWalygator Grand-Est37 km west, in Maizières-lès-Metz
MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or35 km west, in MetzPlaces within 40 km of Porcelette with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Porcelette: questions
Are there attractions near Porcelette?
Nothing is mapped in Porcelette itself, but within 5 km there are Ouvrage du Kerfent, Abbaye Saint-Martin-de-Glandières, Ouvrage de Mottenberg and La St Barbe de Guerting.
Are there museums in or near Porcelette?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Porcelette or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Porcelette?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz (35 km), Centre Pompidou-Metz (35 km), Porte des Allemands (34 km), Ouvrage du Bambesch (5.9 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 Porcelette, 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 (5)
- 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
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.