Around Hinges, Beffroi de Béthune leads the list
Visitors to Hinges can choose from 3 museums, 2 forts and an attraction. None of our places to visit is in Hinges; 8 are within 5 km of its centre. For a longer trip, Louvre-Lens lies 20 km away.
Leading the list near Hinges
The rest of the best known are 2 forts, 2 museums and an abbey.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune4 km southeast, in BéthuneMuseumMuseumLab Labanque4.6 km south, 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 layout
Close by, the 8 mostly lie to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Hinges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
Ahead are châteaux or heritage sites (4); next, museums or galleries (3).
Dark: in Hinges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
8 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Hinges itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Out of town, Louvre-Lens (20 km) leads 12 names to know.
MuseumLouvre-Lens20 km southeast, in Lens
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille32 km east, in Lille
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille32 km east, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras32 km south, in ArrasChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle11 km east, in RichebourgAttractionAttractionCoupole d'Helfaut31 km northwest, in Helfaut
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut38 km east, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
ChâteauChâteau de Flers37 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille31 km east, in LilleAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain16 km south, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer33 km northwest, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin32 km northwest, in Saint-OmerPlaces within 40 km of Hinges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Hinges
Are there attractions near Hinges?
Nothing is mapped in Hinges itself, but within 5 km there are Beffroi de Béthune, Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Chocques, Tour Saint-Ignace and Enceinte de Béthune.
Are there museums in or near Hinges?
3 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune, Lab Labanque and Musée d'ethnologie régionale.
What well-known places are within a day out of Hinges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Louvre-Lens (20 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (32 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (32 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (32 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 Hinges, 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
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