Near Frasnoy: Château de Potelle and other places to visit
Of the 6 places to visit in and around Frasnoy, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Frasnoy. A drive of 29 km brings you to Estourmel.
Where to start near Frasnoy
After Château de Potelle, look out for a fort, a château and an abbey.
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.
Where they are
The map puts most of the 6 to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Frasnoy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 4 of 6.
Dark: in Frasnoy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
The list runs to 6 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Frasnoy itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
For a day out
Start with Estourmel, 29 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes14 km northwest, in ValenciennesMuseumMuseumMusée Matisse21 km southwest, in Le Cateau-CambrésisAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin17 km north, in CrespinFortFortOuvrage d'Eth5.6 km north, in EthAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Fontenelle14 km northwest, in MaingAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Amand27 km northwest, in Saint-Amand-les-EauxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maroilles16 km south, in MaroillesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Hasnon26 km northwest, in HasnonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Hautmont17 km east, in HautmontAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin35 km west, in PecquencourtPlaces within 40 km of Frasnoy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Frasnoy
Are there attractions near Frasnoy?
Nothing is mapped in Frasnoy itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Potelle, Enceinte du Quesnoy, Château comtal du Quesnoy and Abbaye Sainte-Élisabeth du Quesnoy.
Are there museums in or near Frasnoy?
One, in town or within 5 km: New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata.
What well-known places are within a day out of Frasnoy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (29 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (33 km), Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes (14 km), Musée Matisse (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 Frasnoy, 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 (1)
- 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.