Seeing Creil? Begin at Musée Gallé-Juillet
3 places to visit are mapped in Creil, and 7 more within 5 km of its centre. Among them are 5 museums, 3 châteaux and 2 attractions. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 3 of the places on the list. Allow a day for Château de Chantilly, 7.1 km off.
Top of the list in Creil
Then come 3 châteaux, an attraction and a museum, behind Musée Gallé-Juillet.
MuseumMusée Gallé-Juilletin townAttractionAttractionTemple de l'amourin townMuseumMuseumMaison de la Faïencein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Laversine3 km southwest, in Saint-MaximinChâteauChâteauChâteau de Montataire2.4 km west, in MontataireChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villers-Saint-Paul3.1 km north, in Villers-Saint-PaulBest 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.
Mapped around Creil
At the edge of the map sits Musée des bombardements, 4.7 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Creil; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (5) and châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Creil. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything on the list
The 3 inside Creil come first, then 7 more within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Creil first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
Most famous of the 12 is Château de Chantilly, 7.1 km from the centre.
AttractionChâteau de Chantilly7.1 km south, in Chantilly
MuseumMusée Condé7.1 km south, in Chantilly
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis37 km south, in Saint-DenisTheme parkTheme parkParc Astérix15 km southeast, in Plailly
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis9.7 km southeast, in Senlis
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais35 km northwest, in Beauvais
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace35 km south, in Dugny
AbbeyAbbaye de Royaumont14 km southwest, in Asnières-sur-OiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pierrefonds38 km east, in Pierrefonds
MuseumMusée vivant du Cheval7.1 km south, in Chantilly
ChâteauChâteau d'Écouen28 km south, in Écouen
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne31 km northeast, in CompiègnePlaces within 40 km of Creil with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Creil
What is there to see in Creil?
The first on our list in Creil are Musée Gallé-Juillet, Temple de l'amour and Maison de la Faïence. We list 3 places in town. Another 7 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Creil?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Gallé-Juillet, Maison de la Faïence, Musée Serge Ramond and Maison de La Pierre du Sud de L'Oise.
Which places in Creil are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Creil is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Temple de l'amour.
What well-known places are within a day out of Creil?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Chantilly (7.1 km), Musée Condé (7.1 km), Basilique Saint-Denis (37 km), Parc Astérix (15 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 Creil, 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 (11)
- Musée Gallé-Juillet: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Chantilly: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Condé: Craig Patik ( Patik ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Denis: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis: Zinneke at Luxembourgish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye de Royaumont: Spep1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée vivant du Cheval: KoS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Écouen: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Compiègne: © 2005 Idarvol, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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