Close to Essars: Beffroi de Béthune and more
Around Essars, the places to visit include 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 forts. What there is to see lies just outside: 8 places within 5 km of its centre. For a longer trip, Louvre-Lens lies 17 km away.
Around Essars: where to begin
Next to Beffroi de Béthune, the best known are 2 forts, 2 museums and an attraction.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune1.7 km southwest, in BéthuneMuseumMuseumLab Labanque2.7 km southwest, in BéthuneBest 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
Look to the southwest for most of the 8 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Essars; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
4 are museums or galleries; other sights come next with 2.
Dark: in Essars. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 8 on the list
Here are the 8 places within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Essars itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
Start with Louvre-Lens, 17 km off, the best known of 12.
MuseumLouvre-Lens17 km southeast, in Lens
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille30 km east, in LilleChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle8.5 km east, in Richebourg
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille30 km east, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras29 km south, in Arras
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut36 km east, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers35 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqAttractionAttractionCoupole d'Helfaut34 km northwest, in HelfautAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain15 km south, in Fresnicourt-le-DolmenChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille29 km east, in LilleAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire17 km south, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer36 km northwest, in Saint-OmerPlaces within 40 km of Essars with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Essars: questions
Are there attractions near Essars?
Nothing is mapped in Essars itself, but within 5 km there are Beffroi de Béthune, Tour Saint-Ignace, Enceinte de Béthune and Cimetière militaire du Touret.
Are there museums in or near Essars?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune, Lab Labanque, Musée d'ethnologie régionale and L'Atelier.
What well-known places are within a day out of Essars?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Louvre-Lens (17 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (30 km), Mémorial de Neuve-Chapelle (8.5 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (30 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 Essars, 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)
- Musée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, 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.