Close to Arques: Abbaye Saint-Bertin and more
Around Arques, the places to visit include 3 museums, 3 attractions and 2 abbeys. What there is to see lies just outside: 13 places within 5 km of its centre. Drive 5.2 km to reach Coupole d'Helfaut.
The names to know near Arques
Then come a cathedral, an abbey and a museum, behind Abbaye Saint-Bertin.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer3.5 km west, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Sainte-Colombe de Blendecques2.5 km southwest, in Blendecques
MuseumMusée de l'hôtel Sandelin3.5 km northwest, in Saint-OmerMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse du Val de Sainte-Aldegonde4.5 km west, in LonguenesseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Philippe de Comines4.8 km east, in RenescureBest 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.
Mapped
The list reaches out to Château de Philippe de Comines, 4.8 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Arques; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
7 are châteaux or heritage sites; museums or galleries come next with 3.
Dark: in Arques. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
Its 13 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer
Cathedral located in Pas-de-Calais, in France.
Abbaye Sainte-Colombe de Blendecques
Abbey located in Pas-de-Calais, in France.
Chartreuse du Val de Sainte-Aldegonde
Carthusian monastery located in Pas-de-Calais, in France.
Nothing is mapped in Arques itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Coupole d'Helfaut, at 5.2 km, heads the 12 day trips.
MuseumFort des Dunes37 km north, in Leffrinckoucke
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Bailleul32 km east, in BailleulChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle38 km southeast, in RichebourgAttractionAttractionDuchesse Anne34 km north, in Dunkerque
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais39 km northwest, in CalaisGardenGardenJardin botanique du Val-d'Yser27 km northeast, in BambecqueAttractionAttractionCimetière du poste de secours du Trou39 km east, in FleurbaixPlaces within 40 km of Arques with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Arques
Are there attractions near Arques?
Nothing is mapped in Arques itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye Saint-Bertin, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer, Abbaye Sainte-Colombe de Blendecques and Musée de l'hôtel Sandelin.
Are there museums in or near Arques?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'hôtel Sandelin, Musée Henri Dupuis and Maison du Marais de Saint-Omer.
What well-known places are within a day out of Arques?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Coupole d'Helfaut (5.2 km), Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (13 km), Mont Cassel (15 km), Dennlys Parc (21 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 Arques, 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 (5)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'hôtel Sandelin: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort des Dunes: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul: Lamiot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, 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.