Places to visit near Beaufort: Musée de la Cour des Potiers & more
All of it lies outside: 6 places within 5 km of its centre, none in Beaufort. Among them are 2 museums, 2 forts and a theme park. For a full day, there is Abbaye de Hautmont, 5 km away.
The best known around Beaufort
Musée de la Cour des Potiers aside, the next best known are 2 forts, a museum and a theme park.
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.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is Musée de la Cour des Potiers, 4.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Beaufort; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Count 3 châteaux or heritage sites and 2 museums or galleries.
Dark: in Beaufort. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 6 places.
Nothing is mapped in Beaufort itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Of the 12 day trips, Abbaye de Hautmont (5 km) is the best known.
FortFort de Leveau9.4 km north, in FeigniesMuseumMuseumMusée Matisse33 km west, in Le Cateau-CambrésisFortFortOuvrage de Boussois11 km northeast, in BoussoisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maroilles17 km southwest, in MaroillesFortFortOuvrage des Sarts11 km north, in MairieuxAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne12 km north, in Vieux-RengFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies13 km north, in Villers-Sire-NicoleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin31 km northwest, in Crespin
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes35 km northwest, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames21 km south, in RocquignyPlaces within 40 km of Beaufort with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Beaufort: your questions
Are there attractions near Beaufort?
Nothing is mapped in Beaufort itself, but within 5 km there are Musée de la Cour des Potiers, Musée de la Bataille, Au Ptit-Cro Magnon and Château d'Eclaibes.
Are there museums in or near Beaufort?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Cour des Potiers and Musée de la Bataille.
What well-known places are within a day out of Beaufort?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Hautmont (5 km), Abbaye de Maubeuge (6.8 km), Fort de Leveau (9.4 km), Musée Matisse (33 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 Beaufort, 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 (2)
- Fort de Leveau: Budotradan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes: Szilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.