Trips from Béthon, starting with Château de Bourg-le-Roi
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 4 of its 7. None of them is inside Béthon itself. A longer outing takes you to Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées, 28 km off.
Top of the list around Béthon
Following Château de Bourg-le-Roi are 3 châteaux, a museum and an attraction.
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.
How they lie
On the map, most of the 7 sit to the southeast.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Béthon; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What they are
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (4) and other sights (2).
Dark: in Béthon. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The list runs to 7 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Béthon itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Well-known places further afield
Of the 9 day trips, Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (28 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées28 km north, in Sées
AttractionHôtel de ville d'Alençon7.6 km north, in Alençon
MuseumMusée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle7.7 km north, in AlençonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ballon23 km southeast, in Ballon-Saint MarsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Sourches34 km southwest, in Saint-SymphorienChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bonnétable32 km southeast, in BonnétableChâteauChâteauChâteau de Coulans39 km south, in Coulans-sur-GéeAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye d'Almenêches37 km north, in AlmenêchesChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Motte40 km northwest, in Joué-du-PlainPlaces within 40 km of Béthon with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Béthon
Are there attractions near Béthon?
Nothing is mapped in Béthon itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Bourg-le-Roi, Château de Rosay, Château de Vaux and Château de la Chevalerie.
Are there museums in or near Béthon?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée de la broderie au point de Beauvais.
What well-known places are within a day out of Béthon?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées (28 km), Hôtel de ville d'Alençon (7.6 km), Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle (7.7 km), Château de Ballon (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 Béthon, 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 Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hôtel de ville d'Alençon: Paolo Carnassale, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des beaux-arts et de la dentelle: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl ., 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.