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Villa Cavrois
Attractions in Croix

From Villa Cavrois on: Croix’s list

Croix’s list takes in 20 museums, 9 attractions and 5 châteaux. 5 places to visit are mapped in Croix, with 46 more within 5 km of its centre. In town, 2 sites are listed historic monuments. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of the places on the list. The big name further out is Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 8.3 km from the centre.

Photo: Villa Cavrois, Velvet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Croix
5
inside the commune
Within 5 km
46
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
22
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
9
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
2
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known

What Croix is known for

The list goes on from Villa Cavrois to 2 museums, an abbey and a château.

MuseumVilla Cavroisin townAbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de la Sainte-Croixin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Fontainein townMuseumMuseumGuichet de la villa Carvoisin townZooZooLe Monde de Noéin townMuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut4.5 km south, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

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.

Map

The lie of the land

Furthest out is Musée de la Résistance de Bondues, at 5 km.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Croix; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

Kind by kind

Count 22 museums or galleries and 9 châteaux or heritage sites.

Museums & galleries 20 museums · 2 galleries2 in town · 20 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 5 châteaux · 2 monasteries · 1 abbey · 1 fort2 in town · 7 nearby
Gardens 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 2 zoos · 1 theme park · 1 water park1 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 9 attractions0 in town · 9 nearby

Dark: in Croix. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

The list in full

5 in town lead, with 46 more within 5 km of its centre after them.

The 5 places in Croix first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 46.

The history of Croix → · Parks and trails in Croix →

Further afield

Worth the drive

Allow a day for Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 8.3 km away, the pick of 12.

MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille8.3 km southwest, in LilleCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille7.7 km southwest, in LilleChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille8.7 km southwest, in LilleMuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille8.4 km southwest, in LilleAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse7.8 km southwest, in LilleAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle7.8 km southwest, in LilleMuseumLouvre-Lens37 km southwest, in LensMuseumHospice Comtesse7.6 km southwest, in LilleMuseumMaison natale de Charles de Gaulle7.6 km southwest, in LilleAttractionJardin des plantes de Lille9.2 km southwest, in LilleGardenGardenJardin botanique de Tourcoing5.3 km north, in TourcoingAttractionFort de Seclin15 km southwest, in Seclin

Places within 40 km of Croix with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Know before you go to Croix

What is there to see in Croix?

The first on our list in Croix are Villa Cavrois, Prieuré de la Sainte-Croix, Château de Fontaine and Guichet de la villa Carvois. We list 5 places in town. Another 46 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Croix?

22 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Villa Cavrois, Guichet de la villa Carvois, Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut and La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie.

Which places in Croix are listed historic monuments?

2 places on this page in Croix are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Villa Cavrois and Château de Fontaine.

What well-known places are within a day out of Croix?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (8.3 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (7.7 km), Citadelle de Lille (8.7 km), Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille (8.4 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 Croix, 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 (19)

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.