Out from Saint-Aubin: Musée du scoutisme and more
Nothing to visit is mapped in Saint-Aubin, but 4 places are within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are 2 museums, a fort and a château. At 9.6 km, Abbaye de Hautmont is worth the journey.
Just outside Saint-Aubin, the best known
The rest of the best known are a fort, a museum and a château.
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 layout
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Aubin; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Saint-Aubin. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
Here are the 4 places within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Aubin itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Aubin → · Parks and trails in Saint-Aubin →
Out of town
Best known of the 12 within reach is Abbaye de Hautmont, at 9.6 km.
FortFort de Leveau15 km north, in Feignies
MuseumMusée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes35 km northwest, in ValenciennesAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Crespin34 km northwest, in CrespinAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Saint-Michel31 km southeast, in Saint-MichelFortFortOuvrage de Boussois18 km northeast, in BoussoisFortFortOuvrage des Sarts18 km north, in MairieuxAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne19 km northeast, in Vieux-RengPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Aubin with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Saint-Aubin: questions
Are there attractions near Saint-Aubin?
Nothing is mapped in Saint-Aubin itself, but within 5 km there are Musée du scoutisme, Enceinte d'Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie and Château d'Eclaibes.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Aubin?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du scoutisme and Musée d'histoire et d'archéologie.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Aubin?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Abbaye de Hautmont (9.6 km), Musée Matisse (27 km), Abbaye de Maroilles (12 km), Abbaye de Maubeuge (13 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 Saint-Aubin, 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)
- Fort de Leveau: Budotradan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Arts et de l'Archéologie de Valenciennes: Szilas, 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.