Places to visit in Bénifontaine, led by Alpagas
Bénifontaine and its surroundings hold 14 attractions, 2 theme parks and a zoo. The commune itself has 14 places on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its centre. Go 6.4 km out for Louvre-Lens.
Highlights of Bénifontaine
Following Alpagas are 5 attractions.
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
Most of the 4 out of town lie to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bénifontaine; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Other sights are the biggest group (14), then zoos, parks or other days out (3).
Dark: in Bénifontaine. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
First the 14 in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The 14 places in Bénifontaine first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bénifontaine → · Parks and trails in Bénifontaine →
Days out
Head 6.4 km out for Louvre-Lens, the best known of 12.
MuseumLouvre-Lens6.4 km south, in Lens
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille23 km northeast, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras22 km south, in Arras
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille24 km northeast, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut28 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers27 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle11 km north, in RichebourgChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille23 km northeast, in LilleAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire12 km southwest, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras22 km south, in Arras
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille23 km northeast, in Lille
AttractionFort de Seclin18 km northeast, in SeclinPlaces within 40 km of Bénifontaine with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Bénifontaine: questions
What is there to see in Bénifontaine?
The first on our list in Bénifontaine are Alpagas, Chèvres, Espace de contact and Grues. We list 14 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bénifontaine?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bénifontaine or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bénifontaine?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Louvre-Lens (6.4 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (23 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (22 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (24 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 Bénifontaine, 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 (8)
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de Seclin: HERALDIX, 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.