What to see from Coquelles: Citadelle de Calais first
Visitors to Coquelles can choose from 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 forts. All of it lies outside: 9 places within 5 km of its centre, none in Coquelles. Go 9.2 km out for V3.
Where to start near Coquelles
After Citadelle de Calais come 3 museums, a fort and a zoo.
MuseumCité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais4.5 km northeast, in CalaisMuseumMuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Calais4.4 km northeast, in CalaisFortFortFort Risban4.7 km northeast, in CalaisZooZooFerme urbaine4 km northeast, in CalaisMuseumMuseumMusée de mémoire 1939 - 19454 km northeast, in CalaisBest 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 to find them
To the northeast is where most of the 9 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Coquelles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
Museums or galleries number 4, other sights 2.
Dark: in Coquelles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 9.
Nothing is mapped in Coquelles itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Coquelles → · Parks and trails in Coquelles →
Beyond Coquelles
Worth the drive, V3 (9.2 km) is first of the 12.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer38 km southeast, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin38 km southeast, in Saint-Omer
AquariumNausicaá - Centre national de la mer27 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-MerChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boulogne-sur-Mer26 km southwest, in Boulogne-sur-Mer
MuseumFort de la Crèche25 km southwest, in WimereuxPlaces within 40 km of Coquelles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Asked about places to visit in Coquelles
Are there attractions near Coquelles?
Nothing is mapped in Coquelles itself, but within 5 km there are Citadelle de Calais, Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais and Fort Risban.
Are there museums in or near Coquelles?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Calais, Musée de mémoire 1939 - 1945 and Caléidoscopes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Coquelles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: V3 (9.2 km), Cap Blanc-Nez (6.4 km), Cap Gris-Nez (17 km), Forteresse de Mimoyecques (9.4 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 Coquelles, 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)
- Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode de Calais: Serge Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nausicaá - Centre national de la mer: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de la Crèche: Les Bergers des Pierres - Moselle Association, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.