From Pontchardon, 3.8 km to Char Tigre de Vimoutiers
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Pontchardon, 4 are châteaux or heritage sites. All of them lie outside Pontchardon. For a full day, there is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux, 24 km away.
Top of the list around Pontchardon
After Char Tigre de Vimoutiers come 3 châteaux, a monastery and an attraction.
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 places, mapped
The farthest of them, Musée du Camembert, is 4.9 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pontchardon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (4) and other sights (2).
Dark: in Pontchardon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
7 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Pontchardon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Pontchardon → · Parks and trails in Pontchardon →
Day trips
First of the 12 big names within reach is Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux, 24 km away.
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux24 km north, in LisieuxMuseumMuseumJean de La Varende21 km east, in Chamblac
AttractionChâteau de Falaise35 km west, in Falaise
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées37 km south, in SéesAttractionAttractionAbbaye Royale de Saint-Évroult21 km southeast, in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-BoisMonastery or conventMonastery or conventTemple pour la paix9.1 km south, in Aubry-le-PanthouMuseumMuseumMémorial de Coudehard-Montormel14 km southwest, in Mont-OrmelAbbeyAbbeyCarmel de Lisieux24 km north, in LisieuxAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Royale Notre-Dame de Bernay30 km northeast, in BernayZooZooParc zoologique de Lisieux28 km north, in Hermival-les-Vaux
AttractionChâteau de Beaumesnil34 km east, in Mesnil-en-OucheChâteauChâteauHaras national du Pin23 km south, in Le Pin-au-HarasPlaces within 40 km of Pontchardon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Pontchardon: your questions
Are there attractions near Pontchardon?
Nothing is mapped in Pontchardon itself, but within 5 km there are Char Tigre de Vimoutiers, Couvent des Bénédictines, Château du Mézeray and Château de Vimer.
Are there museums in or near Pontchardon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du Camembert.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pontchardon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Lisieux (24 km), Jean de La Varende (21 km), Château de Falaise (35 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (37 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 Pontchardon, 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 (4)
- 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
- Château de Beaumesnil: PHILDIC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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