A château just outside Janville: Château de Compiègne
Of the 13 places to visit in and around Janville, 8 are museums or galleries. None of them is inside Janville itself. Beyond the town, the best known is Château de Pierrefonds, 15 km off.
Where to start near Janville
Close behind Château de Compiègne are 2 museums, 2 châteaux and an attraction.
ChâteauChâteau de Compiègne4.4 km southwest, in Compiègne
MuseumMusée national de la voiture et du tourisme4.6 km southwest, in CompiègneAttractionAttractionClairière de l'Armistice4.3 km southeast, in CompiègneChâteauChâteauChâteau du Francport4.8 km southeast, in Choisy-au-Bac
MuseumCité des bateliers800 m north, in Longueil-AnnelChâteauChâteauChâteau du Plessis-Brion2.7 km northeast, in Le Plessis-BrionBest 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.
How they lie
Out of town, most of the 13 are to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Janville; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (8) and châteaux or heritage sites (3).
Dark: in Janville. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place after place
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 13.
Nothing is mapped in Janville itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
The pick of the 12 is Château de Pierrefonds, 15 km off.
MuseumCamp de Royallieu7 km southwest, in Compiègne
AttractionChâteau de Chantilly40 km southwest, in ChantillyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coucy34 km east, in Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
MuseumMusée Condé40 km southwest, in ChantillyAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Soissons34 km east, in Soissons
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis34 km southwest, in Senlis
Art galleryMusée Antoine-Vivenel5 km southwest, in CompiègneMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye royale de Notre-Dame et Toussaints de Chaalis36 km south, in Fontaine-Chaalis
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons36 km east, in SoissonsAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Jean-des-Vignes35 km east, in SoissonsPlaces within 40 km of Janville with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Janville
Are there attractions near Janville?
Nothing is mapped in Janville itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Compiègne, Musée national de la voiture et du tourisme, Clairière de l'Armistice and Château du Francport.
Are there museums in or near Janville?
8 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée national de la voiture et du tourisme, Cité des bateliers, Musée de la Voiture de Compiègne and Musée impérial de Compiègne.
What well-known places are within a day out of Janville?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Pierrefonds (15 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon (17 km), Camp de Royallieu (7 km), Château de Chantilly (40 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 Janville, 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)
- Château de Compiègne: © 2005 Idarvol, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national de la voiture et du tourisme: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité des bateliers: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camp de Royallieu: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Chantilly: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Condé: Craig Patik ( Patik ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis: Zinneke at Luxembourgish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Antoine-Vivenel: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye royale de Saint-Médard de Soissons: Chris06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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