Ouvrage de Ferrière is the place to visit in Cerfontaine
Visitors to Cerfontaine can choose from 23 attractions, 6 forts and 4 museums. Only one place to visit is in Cerfontaine, but 36 more are within 5 km of its centre. Abbaye de Hautmont, 7.6 km away, is the best-known day out.
Leading places in Cerfontaine
The rest of the best known are 2 forts, an abbey and a museum.
ZooZoo de Maubeuge4.5 km northwest, in MaubeugeFortFortEnceinte de Maubeuge4.2 km northwest, in MaubeugeBest 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.
Around Cerfontaine, mapped
To the northwest is where most of the 36 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cerfontaine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Ahead are other sights (23); next, châteaux or heritage sites (7).
Dark: in Cerfontaine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Cerfontaine
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 36 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Cerfontaine, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Cerfontaine → · Parks and trails in Cerfontaine →
For a day out
Best known of the 12 within reach is Abbaye de Hautmont, at 7.6 km.
FortFort de Leveau7.3 km northwest, in FeigniesAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne6.8 km north, in Vieux-RengFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies7.5 km north, in Villers-Sire-NicoleFortFortOuvrage des Sarts7.4 km northwest, in MairieuxMuseumMuseumMusée Matisse39 km southwest, in Le Cateau-CambrésisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin31 km northwest, in Crespin
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes37 km west, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maroilles24 km southwest, in MaroillesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames27 km south, in RocquignyAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Michel38 km south, in Saint-MichelAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Fontenelle39 km west, in MaingPlaces within 40 km of Cerfontaine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Cerfontaine
What is there to see in Cerfontaine?
The one place mapped in Cerfontaine is Ouvrage de Ferrière. We list 1 place in town. Another 36 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cerfontaine?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Cour des Potiers, Musée Henri Boez, Musée du Corps de Garde and Musée de la mémoire verrière.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cerfontaine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Hautmont (7.6 km), Fort de Leveau (7.3 km), Ouvrage de La Salmagne (6.8 km), Ouvrage de Bersillies (7.5 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 Cerfontaine, 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)
- Zoo de Maubeuge: Chatsam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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.