Places to visit around Grenay, from Louvre-Lens
Of the 8 places to visit in and around Grenay, 5 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Grenay. The trip to Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras is 18 km.
Just outside Grenay, the best known
After Louvre-Lens come 2 galleries, a garden and an attraction.
MuseumLouvre-Lens4.8 km southeast, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGalerie des expositions temporaires4.6 km southeast, in LensArt galleryArt galleryGrande galerie4.8 km southeast, in LensGardenGardenEspace Coopératif de Proximité2.1 km north, in MazingarbeAttractionAttractionMonument Commémoratif du Champ de Bataille du Canada de la Cote 703.9 km east, in Loos-en-GohelleMuseumMuseumGalerie du Temps4.8 km southeast, 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.
The places, mapped
Of the 8 nearby, most are to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Grenay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Museums or galleries lead the count with 5 of 8.
Dark: in Grenay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Places to visit near Grenay
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 8 places listed.
Nothing is mapped in Grenay itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
First of the 12 big names within reach is Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras, 18 km away.
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille30 km northeast, in LilleAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire5.9 km south, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille31 km northeast, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut35 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras18 km south, in ArrasAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain12 km west, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
ChâteauChâteau de Flers34 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast18 km south, in ArrasChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle14 km north, in RichebourgChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille30 km northeast, in Lille
MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille30 km northeast, in LillePlaces within 40 km of Grenay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Grenay
Are there attractions near Grenay?
Nothing is mapped in Grenay itself, but within 5 km there are Louvre-Lens, Galerie des expositions temporaires, Grande galerie and Espace Coopératif de Proximité.
Are there museums in or near Grenay?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Louvre-Lens, Galerie des expositions temporaires, Grande galerie and Galerie du Temps.
What well-known places are within a day out of Grenay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (18 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (30 km), Anneau de la Mémoire (5.9 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (31 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 Grenay, 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
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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