Near Vigny: Château Volte-Face and other places to visit
From Vigny, the big name within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 18 km away. What there is to see lies just outside: 2 places within 5 km of its centre. They include a château and a museum.
Where to start near Vigny
Beyond Château Volte-Face, there is a museum.
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.
Mapped
The map ends at Musée de la Tuile Paul Mangin, 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vigny; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
Between them they are a château and a museum.
Dark: in Vigny. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
2 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Vigny itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
The standout of the 12 is Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 18 km from town.
MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz16 km north, in Metz
ChâteauPorte des Allemands17 km north, in Metz
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy31 km south, in Nancy
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy31 km south, in NancyFortFortÉglise Saint-Quentin19 km northwest, in Scy-Chazelles
ChurchBasilique de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port38 km south, in Saint-Nicolas-de-PortGardenGardenJardin botanique de Metz17 km northwest, in Montigny-lès-Metz
MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or18 km north, in Metz
ZooParc zoologique d'Amnéville32 km north, in HagondangeFortFortGroupe fortifié l'Aisne6.5 km northwest, in VernyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Gorze21 km northwest, in GorzePlaces within 40 km of Vigny with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Vigny
Are there attractions near Vigny?
Nothing is mapped in Vigny itself, but within 5 km there are Château Volte-Face and Musée de la Tuile Paul Mangin.
Are there museums in or near Vigny?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la Tuile Paul Mangin.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vigny?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz (18 km), Centre Pompidou-Metz (16 km), Porte des Allemands (17 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy (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 Vigny, 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 (7)
- Centre Pompidou-Metz: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porte des Allemands: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy: photo uploaded by User:RicciSpeziari. Photographer: Riccardo Speziari, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port: Antoine Taveneaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Cour d'Or: user:Diligent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc zoologique d'Amnéville: Amnevillezoo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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