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Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut
Attractions in Hem

In Hem, Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale is the place to visit

Around Hem, the places to visit include 19 museums, 8 attractions and 4 châteaux. The commune itself has one place on our list; 37 others are within 5 km of its centre. Day-trippers head 9.7 km out to Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille.

Photo: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, Jean Housen (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Hem
1
inside the commune
Within 5 km
37
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
20
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
8
in town and nearby
Best known

Top of the list in Hem

Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale aside, the next best known are 3 museums and 2 châteaux.

MuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Localein townMuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut3.9 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMuseumVilla Cavrois1.9 km west, in CroixChâteauChâteau de Flers5 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sart4.2 km west, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMuseumLa Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie3.8 km northwest, in Roubaix

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 map view

The map stretches to Château de Flers, 5 km away.

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

By kind

By kind

Most are museums or galleries, 20 in all, ahead of châteaux or heritage sites (8).

Museums & galleries 19 museums · 1 gallery1 in town · 19 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 4 châteaux · 3 monasteries · 1 abbey0 in town · 8 nearby
Zoos, parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 zoo0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions0 in town · 8 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 37 within 5 km of its centre.

The one place in Hem, then those within 5 km of its centre.

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

Further afield

Within a day

Out of town, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (9.7 km) leads 12 names to know.

MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille9.7 km west, in LilleCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille9.3 km west, in LilleChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille11 km west, in LilleMuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille9.5 km southwest, in LilleAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse9.3 km west, in LilleMuseumLouvre-Lens37 km southwest, in LensAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle9.3 km west, in LilleChâteauChâteauChâteau du Vert-Bois7.7 km northwest, in BonduesMuseumHospice Comtesse9.3 km west, in LilleMuseumMaison natale de Charles de Gaulle9.5 km west, in LilleAttractionJardin des plantes de Lille10 km southwest, in LilleGardenGardenJardin botanique de Tourcoing7.1 km north, in Tourcoing

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

Common questions about Hem

What is there to see in Hem?

The one place mapped in Hem is Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale. We list 1 place in town. Another 37 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Hem?

20 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale, Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, Villa Cavrois and La Piscine, musée d'art et d'industrie.

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

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (9.7 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (9.3 km), Citadelle de Lille (11 km), Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille (9.5 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 Hem, 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 (20)

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.