Liste de points extrêmes de la France opens Bray-Dunes’s list
2 places to visit are mapped in Bray-Dunes, and 4 more within 5 km of its centre. They include 3 attractions, 2 museums and a zoo. Out of town, Fort des Dunes is 5.6 km away.
Best known, in and near Bray-Dunes
After Liste de points extrêmes de la France come 2 attractions, 2 museums and a zoo.
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 south for most of the 4 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bray-Dunes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Other sights lead the count with 3; 2 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Bray-Dunes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The whole list for Bray-Dunes
After the 2 in town come 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Bray-Dunes first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bray-Dunes → · Parks and trails in Bray-Dunes →
Day trips from Bray-Dunes
The standout of the 8 is Fort des Dunes, 5.6 km from town.
MuseumFort des Dunes5.6 km west, in LeffrinckouckeAttractionAttractionDuchesse Anne11 km west, in DunkerqueAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues13 km southwest, in BerguesMuseumMuseumBlockhaus d'Éperlecques36 km southwest, in Éperlecques
Historic shipPrincess Elizabeth11 km west, in DunkerqueAttractionAttractionMont Cassel30 km south, in CasselGardenGardenJardin botanique du Val-d'Yser17 km south, in Bambecque
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Bailleul40 km southeast, in BailleulPlaces within 40 km of Bray-Dunes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Bray-Dunes
What is there to see in Bray-Dunes?
The first on our list in Bray-Dunes are Liste de points extrêmes de la France and Calvaire des Marins. We list 2 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bray-Dunes?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Écomusée du Bommelaers-Wall and Musée des Pompes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bray-Dunes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Fort des Dunes (5.6 km), Duchesse Anne (11 km), Abbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues (13 km), Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (36 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 Bray-Dunes, 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 (3)
- Fort des Dunes: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Princess Elizabeth: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul: Lamiot, CC BY 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.