Château de Forges is the place to visit in Forges
Most of what there is to see is châteaux or heritage sites: 4 of 5. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 4 beyond the one in Forges. Further out, Château de Fontainebleau is 18 km away.
Forges’ best known
Along with Château de Forges, see 2 châteaux, a monastery and a museum.
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
Head to the southeast for most of the 4 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Forges; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What kind of places
The biggest group is châteaux or heritage sites, with 4 of the 5.
Dark: in Forges. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
First the one in town, then the 4 within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Forges, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
The pick of the 12 is Château de Fontainebleau, 18 km off.
ChâteauChâteau de Fontainebleau18 km west, in FontainebleauAttractionAttractionChâteau de Vaux-le-Vicomte24 km northwest, in MaincyAttractionAttractionCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens35 km southeast, in Sens
MuseumMusée de l'atelier Rosa Bonheur12 km west, in Thomery
MuseumChâteau de Nemours25 km southwest, in Nemours
ChâteauChâteau de Moret10 km southwest, in Moret-Loing-et-OrvanneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Blandy-les-Tours21 km northwest, in BlandyChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Ange de Villecerf12 km southwest, in VillecerfChâteauChâteauChâteau de Courances35 km west, in CourancesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vallery21 km south, in ValleryGardenGardenChemin des Longs Sillons12 km west, in ThomeryChâteauChâteauChâteau de La Motte-Tilly37 km east, in La Motte-TillyPlaces within 40 km of Forges with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Forges
What is there to see in Forges?
The one place mapped in Forges is Château de Forges. We list 1 place in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Forges?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée municipal de la Faïence de Montereau.
What well-known places are within a day out of Forges?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Fontainebleau (18 km), Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (24 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens (35 km), Musée de l'atelier Rosa Bonheur (12 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 Forges, 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 (4)
- Château de Fontainebleau: user:Carolus, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'atelier Rosa Bonheur: Architect : unknown Photography : Teofilo, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Nemours: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Moret: Reinhardhauke, 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.