From Hélesmes, 3.9 km to Musée de la Mine et des Traditions populaires d'Escaudain
A day out from Hélesmes leads to Estourmel, 25 km away. None of our places to visit is in Hélesmes; 2 are within 5 km of its centre.
Top of the list around Hélesmes
Next to Musée de la Mine et des Traditions populaires d'Escaudain, the best known is a museum.
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
At the edge of the map sits Maison de notre histoire à Fenain, 4.1 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hélesmes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
Both are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Hélesmes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
Both on the list lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Hélesmes itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Estourmel, 25 km away.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille36 km northwest, in Lille
MuseumLouvre-Lens40 km west, in Lens
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut33 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes12 km east, in Valenciennes
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille37 km northwest, in Lille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers34 km northwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Rictrude et Saint-Pierre de Marchiennes7.1 km northwest, in MarchiennesPlaces within 40 km of Hélesmes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Hélesmes: your questions
Are there attractions near Hélesmes?
Nothing is mapped in Hélesmes itself, but within 5 km there are Musée de la Mine et des Traditions populaires d'Escaudain and Maison de notre histoire à Fenain.
Are there museums in or near Hélesmes?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de la Mine et des Traditions populaires d'Escaudain and Maison de notre histoire à Fenain.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hélesmes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (25 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (23 km), Abbaye d'Hasnon (7.1 km), Abbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin (10 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 Hélesmes, 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)
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, 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
- Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes: Szilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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.