Around Chuignes, start with Musée des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite
The commune has no place on our list of its own; 3 are within 5 km of its centre. Look for a museum, a battlefield and an attraction. At 32 km, Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens is worth the journey.
The names to know near Chuignes
Close behind Musée des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite are a battlefield 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.
On the map
Head southeast for most of the 3 just outside.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chuignes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
The places here are a museum, a battlefield and an attraction.
Dark: in Chuignes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Places to visit near Chuignes
All of it lies within 5 km of its centre: 3 places.
Nothing is mapped in Chuignes itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond the town
Of the 12 day trips, Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (32 km) is the best known.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens32 km west, in AmiensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie17 km west, in CorbieAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar13 km north, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval17 km north, in AuthuilleAttractionAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Noyon40 km southeast, in Noyon
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre13 km east, in Péronne
MuseumMusée de Picardie33 km west, in AmiensAttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise13 km north, in Carnoy-MametzAttractionAttractionTour Perret32 km west, in AmiensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ham29 km southeast, in HamAttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières15 km north, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Arrouaise20 km northeast, in Le TransloyPlaces within 40 km of Chuignes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Chuignes
Are there attractions near Chuignes?
Nothing is mapped in Chuignes itself, but within 5 km there are Musée des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite, Bois du Souvenir (1914-1918) and Ancien village de Fay.
Are there museums in or near Chuignes?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée des Chemins de Fer à voie étroite.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chuignes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (32 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie (17 km), Cratère Lochnagar (13 km), Mémorial de Thiepval (17 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 Chuignes, 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 d'Amiens: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Historial de la Grande Guerre: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de Picardie: T.Rambeau, 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.