Nothing in Willems itself: Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq is 4.1 km away
There is no place to visit in Willems; there are 4 within 5 km of its centre. On the list: 2 museums, a monastery and a château, among others. A day out reaches Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, 6.2 km away.
The best known around Willems
Then come a monastery, a château and a museum, behind Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
MuseumMusée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq4.1 km west, in Villeneuve-d'AscqMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien carmel d'Ascq4.9 km west, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montreul3.4 km southwest, in ChérengMuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale4.4 km northwest, in HemBest 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.
Plotted on the map
Head to the west for most of the 4 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Willems; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
2 are museums or galleries; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 2.
Dark: in Willems. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 4 places listed.
Nothing is mapped in Willems itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The wider area
Start with Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut, 6.2 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut6.2 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille12 km west, in Lille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers7.4 km west, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille12 km west, in Lille
MuseumVilla Cavrois6.6 km northwest, in CroixChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille14 km west, in Lille
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille12 km west, in Lille
MuseumLouvre-Lens38 km southwest, in LensAttractionAttractionVieille Bourse12 km west, in LilleChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sart8 km west, in Villeneuve-d'AscqAttractionAttractionPlace du Général-de-Gaulle12 km west, in Lille
AttractionJardin des plantes de Lille12 km west, in LillePlaces within 40 km of Willems with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Willems: questions and answers
Are there attractions near Willems?
Nothing is mapped in Willems itself, but within 5 km there are Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Ancien carmel d'Ascq, Château de Montreul and Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale.
Are there museums in or near Willems?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq and Maison du Patrimoine et d’Histoire Locale.
What well-known places are within a day out of Willems?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (6.2 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (12 km), Château de Flers (7.4 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (12 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 Willems, 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)
- Musée de plein air de Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, 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-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Cavrois: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin des plantes de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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