Avion’s draw is Parc des Glissoires Ch' ti Parc
Museums or galleries make up 5 of the 9 places on the list. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 8 beyond the one in Avion. At 13 km, Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras is worth the journey.
Start here in Avion
Once you have seen Parc des Glissoires Ch' ti Parc, try 2 museums, 2 galleries and a battlefield.
MuseumLouvre-Lens3.2 km northwest, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGrande galerie3.2 km northwest, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGalerie des expositions temporaires3.3 km northwest, in LensBattlefieldBattlefield'the Pimple' - April 12th, 19175 km west, in AngresMuseumMuseumGalerie du Temps3.2 km northwest, in LensBest 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.
How they lie
To the northwest is where most of the 8 nearby are.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Avion; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
5 museums or galleries and 2 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Avion. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Avion
First the one in town, then the 8 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Avion, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Out of town
Head 13 km out for Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras, the best known of 12.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille30 km northeast, in LilleAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire7.8 km west, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras13 km south, in Arras
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille31 km northeast, in Lille
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast13 km south, in Arras
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut34 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers33 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai39 km southeast, in CambraiChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille30 km northeast, in LilleAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain18 km west, in Fresnicourt-le-DolmenChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle19 km north, in RichebourgPlaces within 40 km of Avion with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Your questions on Avion
What is there to see in Avion?
The one place mapped in Avion is Parc des Glissoires Ch' ti Parc. We list 1 place in town. Another 8 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Avion?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Louvre-Lens, Grande galerie, Galerie des expositions temporaires and Galerie du Temps.
What well-known places are within a day out of Avion?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (13 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (30 km), Anneau de la Mémoire (7.8 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras (13 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 Avion, 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 (7)
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), 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.