Just outside Montay: Musée Matisse and more
All of it lies outside: 7 places within 5 km of its centre, none in Montay. The commonest are 2 museums, 2 attractions and an abbey. Go 16 km out for Estourmel.
Leading the list near Montay
Then come 2 attractions, an abbey and a gallery, behind Musée Matisse.
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 lie of the land
Look to the south for most of the 7 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Montay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Ahead are museums or galleries (3); next, other sights (2).
Dark: in Montay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
7 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Montay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
Estourmel, at 16 km, heads the 12.
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes27 km north, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Maroilles16 km east, in MaroillesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Fontenelle23 km north, in MaingAttractionAttractionChâteau de Guise25 km south, in GuiseAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Sauveur d'Anchin37 km northwest, in PecquencourtAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Amand38 km north, in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
MuseumMusée de Cambrai23 km west, in CambraiAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin35 km north, in CrespinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Hasnon35 km north, in HasnonAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Hautmont31 km northeast, in HautmontPlaces within 40 km of Montay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Montay
Are there attractions near Montay?
Nothing is mapped in Montay itself, but within 5 km there are Musée Matisse, Abbaye Saint-André du Cateau, Borne ancienne and Galerie Henri Matisse.
Are there museums in or near Montay?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Matisse, Galerie Henri Matisse and Mini musée de la Grande Guerre et de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
What well-known places are within a day out of Montay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Estourmel (16 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai (23 km), Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes (27 km), Abbaye de Maroilles (16 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 Montay, 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 (2)
- Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes: Szilas, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Cambrai: 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.