What to see in Saint-Jans-Cappel, from Musée Marguerite-Yourcenar on
Saint-Jans-Cappel and its surroundings hold 5 museums, 2 attractions and an abbey. 2 places to visit are mapped in Saint-Jans-Cappel, with 8 more within 5 km of its centre. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille is worth a day, 28 km from the centre.
First stops in Saint-Jans-Cappel
Once you have seen Musée Marguerite-Yourcenar, try 2 attractions, an abbey and a garden.
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Bailleul3.1 km southeast, in Bailleul
MuseumMusée Benoît-De-Puydt de Bailleul3.7 km south, in BailleulAttractionAttractionBeffroi de Bailleul3.1 km south, in BailleulBest 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 map view
To the south is where most of the 8 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saint-Jans-Cappel; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Count 5 museums or galleries and 2 other sights.
Dark: in Saint-Jans-Cappel. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
In town there are 2, and the list adds 8 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 2 places in Saint-Jans-Cappel first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Saint-Jans-Cappel → · Parks and trails in Saint-Jans-Cappel →
Around the region
Day trips number 12; the best known is Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, 28 km off.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille28 km southeast, in Lille
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille28 km southeast, in Lille
MuseumLouvre-Lens38 km south, in Lens
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut33 km southeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers32 km southeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille27 km southeast, in LilleAttractionAttractionCoupole d'Helfaut34 km west, in HelfautAttractionAttractionMont Cassel17 km west, in Cassel
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer33 km west, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin32 km west, in Saint-OmerMuseumMuseumBlockhaus d'Éperlecques38 km west, in Éperlecques
MuseumVilla Cavrois33 km east, in CroixPlaces within 40 km of Saint-Jans-Cappel with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Saint-Jans-Cappel: your questions
What is there to see in Saint-Jans-Cappel?
The first on our list in Saint-Jans-Cappel are Musée Marguerite-Yourcenar and Grotte Notre-Dame de la Salette. We list 2 places in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saint-Jans-Cappel?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Marguerite-Yourcenar, Musée Benoît-De-Puydt de Bailleul, Musée de la radio and Musée Benoît-de-Puydt.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saint-Jans-Cappel?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (28 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (28 km), Louvre-Lens (38 km), Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (33 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-Jans-Cappel, 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 (9)
- Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul: Lamiot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Benoît-De-Puydt de Bailleul: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Cavrois: Velvet, 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.