Out from Caours: Musée Boucher-de-Perthes and more
This is a list led by châteaux or heritage sites, 7 of its 12. None of them is inside Caours itself. Further afield lies Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, at 40 km.
Where to start near Caours
Alongside Musée Boucher-de-Perthes you find 2 monasteries, a château and an abbey.
MuseumMusée Boucher-de-Perthes3.9 km southwest, in Abbeville
ChâteauChâteau de Bagatelle4.4 km southwest, in AbbevilleMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCarmel d'Abbeville3.8 km southwest, in AbbevilleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Willencourt3.9 km southwest, in AbbevilleMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Saint-Honoré de Thuison3.5 km west, in AbbevilleAttractionAttractionBeffroi d'Abbeville3.9 km southwest, in AbbevilleBest 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 to find them
To the southwest lie most of the 12 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Caours; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (7) and other sights (4).
Dark: in Caours. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Places to visit near Caours
Its 12 places all lie within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Willencourt
Abbey located in Somme, in France.
Chartreuse Saint-Honoré de Thuison
Carthusian monastery located in Somme, in France.
Prieuré Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul d'Abbeville
Priory located in Somme, in France.
Nothing is mapped in Caours itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Within a day
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (40 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens40 km southeast, in AmiensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Riquier5.1 km east, in Saint-Riquier
ChâteauChâteau d'Eu34 km west, in Eu
MuseumMusée de Picardie40 km southeast, in AmiensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rambures24 km southwest, in RamburesMuseumMuseumChemin de fer de la baie de Somme17 km west, in Saint-Valery-sur-SommeTheme parkTheme parkParc Samara29 km southeast, in La Chaussée-Tirancourt
GardenJardin Jungle Karlostachys33 km west, in EuGardenGardenJardins de Valloires25 km north, in ArgoulesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bertangles35 km southeast, in BertanglesMonastery or conventMonastery or conventChartreuse Notre-Dame-des-Prés de Neuville-sous-Montreuil39 km north, in Neuville-sous-MontreuilChâteauChâteauChâteau du Broutel21 km northwest, in RuePlaces within 40 km of Caours with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Caours
Are there attractions near Caours?
Nothing is mapped in Caours itself, but within 5 km there are Musée Boucher-de-Perthes, Château de Bagatelle, Carmel d'Abbeville and Abbaye Notre-Dame de Willencourt.
Are there museums in or near Caours?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée Boucher-de-Perthes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Caours?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (40 km), Abbaye royale de Saint-Riquier (5.1 km), Château d'Eu (34 km), Musée de Picardie (40 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 Caours, 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 (6)
- Musée Boucher-de-Perthes: Emmanuelhammel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Bagatelle: APictche, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Eu: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Picardie: T.Rambeau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin Jungle Karlostachys: Karlostachys, 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.