A museum just outside Dechy: Musée de la Chartreuse
Among the places to visit in and near Dechy are 4 museums, 3 attractions and 3 châteaux. Nothing is mapped in Dechy, but 14 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Travel 27 km and you reach Estourmel.
Leading the list near Dechy
After Musée de la Chartreuse come 2 châteaux, a museum and an attraction.
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse4.5 km northwest, in DouaiMuseumMuseumCentre historique minier de Lewarde3.8 km southeast, in LewardeAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Douai3.8 km northwest, in DouaiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montmorency4.5 km northeast, in Montigny-en-OstreventAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye des Prés de Douai4.3 km northwest, in DouaiChâteauChâteauChâteau de Gœulzin4.6 km southwest, in GœulzinBest 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 they are
To the northwest is where most of the 14 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Dechy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Châteaux or heritage sites are the biggest group (7), then museums or galleries (4).
Dark: in Dechy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
Everything here is within 5 km of its centre, 14 places in all.
Nothing is mapped in Dechy itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Big names nearby
Estourmel, at 27 km, heads the 12.
MuseumLouvre-Lens24 km west, in LensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin7.4 km northeast, in PecquencourtCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai21 km south, in Cambrai
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille31 km north, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras26 km west, in ArrasMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye de Flines8.6 km north, in Flines-lez-Raches
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut32 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille32 km north, in Lille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers32 km north, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille33 km north, in Lille
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras26 km west, in ArrasPlaces within 40 km of Dechy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Practical questions about Dechy
Are there attractions near Dechy?
Nothing is mapped in Dechy itself, but within 5 km there are Musée de la Chartreuse, Centre historique minier de Lewarde, Beffroi de Douai and Château de Montmorency.
Are there museums in or near Dechy?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Chartreuse, Centre historique minier de Lewarde, Musée des sciences naturelles et d'archéologie de Douai and Photothèque.
What well-known places are within a day out of Dechy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (27 km), Louvre-Lens (24 km), Abbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin (7.4 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (21 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 Dechy, 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 (7)
- Musée de la Chartreuse: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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