Tour de l'Horloge opens Bellême’s list
7 of the 9 places to visit in and around Bellême are châteaux or heritage sites. There are 4 places to visit in Bellême, and 5 more within 5 km of its centre. Among the sites in town, 3 are listed historic monuments. Walking distance covers 4 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Day-trippers head 39 km out to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées.
First stops in Bellême
Beyond Tour de l'Horloge, there are 3 châteaux, a fort and a gallery.
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
The map stretches to Château des Feugerets, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bellême; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 7 of 9.
Dark: in Bellême. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
4 in town lead, with 5 more within 5 km of its centre after them.
The 4 places in Bellême first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (39 km) leads the 7 big names within reach.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées39 km northwest, in SéesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable24 km southwest, in BonnétableChâteauChâteauChâteau Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou20 km east, in Nogent-le-RotrouChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon33 km southwest, in Ballon-Saint Mars
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon36 km west, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle36 km west, in AlençonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chennebrun38 km northeast, in ChennebrunPlaces within 40 km of Bellême with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Bellême
What is there to see in Bellême?
The first on our list in Bellême are Tour de l'Horloge, Enceinte de Bellême, Hôtel Bansard des Bois and Atelier BEaLL’M. We list 4 places in town. Another 5 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bellême?
One, in town or within 5 km: Atelier BEaLL’M.
Which places in Bellême are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Bellême are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Tour de l'Horloge, Enceinte de Bellême and Hôtel Bansard des Bois.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bellême?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (39 km), Château de Bonnétable (24 km), Château Saint-Jean de Nogent-le-Rotrou (20 km), Château de Ballon (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 Bellême, 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 (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., 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.