Trips from Locon, starting with Beffroi de Béthune
What there is to see lies just outside: 7 places within 5 km of its centre. They include 3 museums, 2 attractions and 2 forts. Go 18 km out for Louvre-Lens.
The names to know near Locon
Close behind Beffroi de Béthune are 2 forts, 2 museums and an attraction.
MuseumMusée régional d'ethnologie de Béthune3.7 km south, in BéthuneMuseumMuseumLab Labanque4.7 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 places, mapped
The 7 outside town cluster to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Locon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
3 museums or galleries and 2 other sights top the count.
Dark: in Locon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
7 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Locon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
Of the 12 day trips, Louvre-Lens (18 km) is the best known.
MuseumLouvre-Lens18 km southeast, in Lens
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille29 km east, in LilleChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle7.8 km east, in Richebourg
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille29 km east, in LilleCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras32 km south, in Arras
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut35 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqAttractionAttractionCoupole d'Helfaut33 km northwest, in Helfaut
ChâteauChâteau de Flers34 km east, in Villeneuve-d'AscqChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille28 km east, in LilleAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain17 km south, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer35 km northwest, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin35 km northwest, in Saint-OmerPlaces within 40 km of Locon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Locon
Are there attractions near Locon?
Nothing is mapped in Locon 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 Locon?
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 Locon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Louvre-Lens (18 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (29 km), Mémorial de Neuve-Chapelle (7.8 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (29 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 Locon, 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.