
Château de Vimer is the place to visit in Guerquesalles
Visitors to Guerquesalles can choose from 4 châteaux, 4 attractions and a monastery. We list one place to visit in Guerquesalles and 9 within 5 km of its centre. Make a day of it at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux, 27 km away.
Guerquesalles’ best known
Then come 2 attractions, a monastery and a château, behind Château de Vimer.
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.
Finding your way
The map stretches to Tombeau de Marie Harel, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Guerquesalles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (5) than anything else, then other sights (4).
Dark: in Guerquesalles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
10 places in all: one in town and 9 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Guerquesalles, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Guerquesalles → · Parks and trails in Guerquesalles →
Day trips from Guerquesalles
Day trips number 12; the best known is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux, 27 km off.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux27 km north, in Lisieux
AttractionChâteau de Falaise30 km west, in FalaiseMuseumMuseumJean de La Varende26 km east, in Chamblac
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées33 km south, in SéesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventTemple pour la paix6.1 km south, in Aubry-le-PanthouMuseumMuseumMémorial de Coudehard-Montormel8.9 km southwest, in Mont-OrmelAttractionAttractionAbbaye Royale de Saint-Évroult22 km southeast, in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-BoisChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin19 km south, in Le Pin-au-HarasAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vendeuvre23 km northwest, in VendeuvreAbbeyAbbeyCarmel de Lisieux26 km north, in LisieuxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale Notre-Dame de Bernay35 km northeast, in BernayZooZooParc zoologique de Lisieux31 km north, in Hermival-les-VauxPlaces within 40 km of Guerquesalles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Guerquesalles: questions and answers
What is there to see in Guerquesalles?
The one place mapped in Guerquesalles is Château de Vimer. We list 1 place in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Guerquesalles?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du Camembert.
What well-known places are within a day out of Guerquesalles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux (27 km), Château de Falaise (30 km), Jean de La Varende (26 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (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 Guerquesalles, 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 Saint-Pierre de Lisieux: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Falaise: Viault, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.