Start with Château de Villiers: the sights of Essay
3 places to visit are mapped in Essay, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre. They include 3 attractions and 2 châteaux. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. For a longer trip, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées lies 9.1 km away.
Essay’s best known
After Château de Villiers, look out for 3 attractions and a château.
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.
Where things are
The outermost point is Château de Villiers, at 3.1 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Essay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
Ahead are other sights (3); next, châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Dark: in Essay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Essay
First the 3 in town, then the 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Essay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (9.1 km) is first of the 10.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées9.1 km northwest, in Sées
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon17 km southwest, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle17 km southwest, in AlençonAttractionAttractionAbbaye Royale de Saint-Évroult32 km northeast, in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-BoisChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin23 km north, in Le Pin-au-HarasAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Almenêches20 km northwest, in AlmenêchesAttractionAttractionAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Argentan30 km northwest, in ArgentanMuseumMuseumMémorial de Coudehard-Montormel34 km north, in Mont-OrmelMonastery or conventMonastery or conventTemple pour la paix35 km north, in Aubry-le-PanthouChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte33 km northwest, in Joué-du-PlainPlaces within 40 km of Essay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Essay: questions
What is there to see in Essay?
The first on our list in Essay are Château de Villiers, Lavoir de l'Abbatiale and Lavoir de l'étang. We list 3 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Essay?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Essay or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Essay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (9.1 km), Hôtel de ville d'Alençon (17 km), Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle (17 km), Abbaye Royale de Saint-Évroult (32 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 Essay, 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.