Around Hamel, start with Pierre du Diable
There is no place to visit in Hamel; there are 3 within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are an archaeological site, a château and an attraction. For a longer trip, Estourmel lies 23 km away.
Around Hamel: where to begin
Behind Pierre du Diable on the list are a château and an attraction.
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.
The map view
Out at 4.7 km is Sémaphore de Cantin, the farthest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hamel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 2 of the 3.
Dark: in Hamel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of it
These 3 are all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Hamel itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Hamel
Out of town, Estourmel (23 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumLouvre-Lens25 km northwest, in LensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras21 km west, in Arras
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille39 km north, in LilleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin16 km northeast, in Pecquencourt
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras21 km west, in ArrasAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval37 km southwest, in AuthuilleAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar40 km southwest, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle
ChâteauChâteau de Flers40 km north, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast21 km west, in Arras
MuseumMusée de la Chartreuse11 km north, in DouaiPlaces within 40 km of Hamel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Hamel: your questions
Are there attractions near Hamel?
Nothing is mapped in Hamel itself, but within 5 km there are Pierre du Diable, Château de Gœulzin and Sémaphore de Cantin.
Are there museums in or near Hamel?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Hamel or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hamel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (23 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (17 km), Louvre-Lens (25 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (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 Hamel, 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 (6)
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Chartreuse: JackyM59, 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.