In Bouvines, Monastère de Bouvines is the place to visit
Châteaux or heritage sites make up 5 of the 8 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 7 beyond the one in Bouvines. A day out reaches Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, 6.9 km away.
The first to see in Bouvines
Then come 2 museums, a château and a fort, behind Monastère de Bouvines.
MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq4.9 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMémorial Ascq 19444.8 km north, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fretin4.9 km southwest, in FretinFortFortFort de Sainghin2 km west, in Sainghin-en-MélantoisBattlefieldBattlefieldBouvines1.4 km east, in CysoingBest 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 to find them
The list reaches out to Château de Fretin, 4.9 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bouvines; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (5) and museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Bouvines. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Bouvines
First the one in town, then the 7 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Bouvines, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
The pick of the 12 is Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, 6.9 km off.
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut6.9 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille10 km northwest, in Lille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers7.3 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille11 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumVilla Cavrois9.7 km north, in CroixChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille12 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille10 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumLouvre-Lens32 km southwest, in LensAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse11 km northwest, in Lille
AttractionFort de Seclin9.9 km west, in SeclinAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle11 km northwest, in Lille
AttractionJardin des plantes de Lille9.3 km northwest, in LillePlaces within 40 km of Bouvines with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Bouvines
What is there to see in Bouvines?
The one place mapped in Bouvines is Monastère de Bouvines. We list 1 place in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bouvines?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Mémorial Ascq 1944 and Musée de la Vie Rurale.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bouvines?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (6.9 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (10 km), Château de Flers (7.3 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (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 Bouvines, 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 (11)
- Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mémorial Ascq 1944: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Cavrois: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de Seclin: HERALDIX, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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