Le Kiosque du Vallon: Vimy’s one place to visit
We list one place to visit in Vimy and 6 within 5 km of its centre. Look for 4 attractions, a garden and a battlefield. Further out, Louvre-Lens is 6.4 km away.
The headline places in Vimy
After Le Kiosque du Vallon come 2 attractions, a garden and a battlefield.
Best 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.
Places on the map
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the west.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vimy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
4 of the 7 are other sights, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Vimy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
It starts in town with one place and goes on to 6 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Vimy, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
Louvre-Lens (6.4 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
MuseumLouvre-Lens6.4 km north, in LensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras9.2 km south, in Arras
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras9.4 km south, in Arras
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast9.4 km south, in ArrasAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire6.8 km northwest, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille34 km northeast, in Lille
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille35 km northeast, in Lille
MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut38 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai38 km southeast, in CambraiAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval37 km south, in Authuille
ChâteauChâteau de Flers37 km northeast, in Villeneuve-d'AscqAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain17 km west, in Fresnicourt-le-DolmenPlaces within 40 km of Vimy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Vimy
What is there to see in Vimy?
The one place mapped in Vimy is Le Kiosque du Vallon. We list 1 place in town. Another 6 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vimy?
One, in town or within 5 km: Centre des visiteurs du Mémorial canadien de Vimy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vimy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Louvre-Lens (6.4 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (9.2 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras (9.4 km), Abbaye Saint-Vaast (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 Vimy, 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)
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, 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
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.