The one place to visit in Avelin is Château d'Avelin
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 7. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 6 beyond the one in Avelin. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 10 km away, is the best-known day out.
Highlights of Avelin
Close behind Château d'Avelin are 3 châteaux, an attraction and a museum.
AttractionFort de Seclin2.9 km northwest, in SeclinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fretin3.6 km northeast, in FretinChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Assignies3.7 km south, in MérigniesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Rosée3.4 km south, in MérigniesMuseumMuseumMusée Grande Guerre et Artillerie2.9 km northwest, in SeclinBest 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.
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Musée de la Vie Rurale, at 3.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Avelin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4; 2 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Avelin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
First the one in town, then the 6 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Avelin, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, at 10 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille10 km north, in Lille
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille11 km north, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut12 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers11 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumLouvre-Lens23 km southwest, in LensChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille12 km north, in Lille
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille9.7 km north, in Lille
MuseumVilla Cavrois15 km north, in CroixAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse11 km north, in Lille
AttractionJardin des plantes de Lille8.4 km north, in LilleAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle11 km north, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras35 km southwest, in ArrasPlaces within 40 km of Avelin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Avelin
What is there to see in Avelin?
The one place mapped in Avelin is Château d'Avelin. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Avelin?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Grande Guerre et Artillerie and Musée de la Vie Rurale.
What well-known places are within a day out of Avelin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (10 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (11 km), Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (12 km), Château de Flers (11 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 Avelin, 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 (9)
- Fort de Seclin: HERALDIX, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Cavrois: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Lille: Velvet, 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.