Around Wittes, Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys leads the list
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 8 of its 10. Wittes itself has none of them. The big name further out is Coupole d'Helfaut, 11 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Wittes
The list goes on from Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys to 2 forts, 2 châteaux and an abbey.
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.
Where they are
The 10 outside town cluster to the south.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Wittes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
8 of the 10 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Wittes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
Its 10 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Wittes itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Around the region
First of the 12 big names within reach is Coupole d'Helfaut, 11 km away.
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer13 km northwest, in Saint-OmerAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Bertin12 km northwest, in Saint-OmerMuseumMuseumBlockhaus d'Éperlecques23 km northwest, in Éperlecques
MuseumLouvre-Lens40 km southeast, in LensAttractionAttractionMont Cassel16 km northeast, in CasselTheme parkTheme parkDennlys Parc20 km southwest, in DennebrœucqChurchChurchMémorial de Neuve-Chapelle29 km east, in RichebourgAttractionAttractionChâteau d'Olhain31 km southeast, in Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen
GardenConservatoire botanique national de Bailleul27 km east, in BailleulAttractionAttractionAnneau de la Mémoire38 km southeast, in Ablain-Saint-NazaireAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues33 km north, in BerguesPlaces within 40 km of Wittes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Wittes: the answers
Are there attractions near Wittes?
Nothing is mapped in Wittes itself, but within 5 km there are Beffroi d'Aire-sur-la-Lys, Abbaye de Saint-Augustin-lès-Thérouanne, Porte de Beaulieu and Enceinte d'Aire-sur-la-Lys.
Are there museums in or near Wittes?
One, in town or within 5 km: Archives municipales.
What well-known places are within a day out of Wittes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Coupole d'Helfaut (11 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer (13 km), Abbaye Saint-Bertin (12 km), Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (23 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 Wittes, 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 (3)
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louvre-Lens: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Conservatoire botanique national de Bailleul: Lamiot, CC BY 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.