Visit Château de la Motte in Liessies
One place to visit is mapped in Liessies, with 3 more within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 attractions, a château and a museum. Go 13 km out for Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames.
Most famous in Liessies
Once you have seen Château de la Motte, try 2 attractions and 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 to go
Close by, the 3 mostly lie to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Liessies; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
The list holds 2 attractions, a château and a museum.
Dark: in Liessies. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit in and near Liessies
After the one in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Liessies, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
First of the 12 big names within reach is Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames, 13 km away.
FortFort de Leveau22 km northwest, in FeigniesAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne23 km north, in Vieux-RengFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies24 km north, in Villers-Sire-NicoleFortFortOuvrage des Sarts23 km north, in MairieuxPlaces within 40 km of Liessies with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Liessies
What is there to see in Liessies?
The one place mapped in Liessies is Château de la Motte. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Liessies?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des Bois Jolis de Felleries.
What well-known places are within a day out of Liessies?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Montreuil-les-Dames (13 km), Abbaye de Saint-Michel (22 km), Musée Matisse (38 km), Abbaye de Hautmont (18 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 Liessies, 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)
- Fort de Leveau: Budotradan, Public domain, 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.