Around Courcelette, start with Mémorial de Thiepval
Courcelette’s list takes in 5 attractions, an abbey and a museum. Nothing is mapped in Courcelette, but 8 places to visit are within 5 km of its centre. Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens is worth a day, 37 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Courcelette
Beyond Mémorial de Thiepval, there are 3 attractions, an abbey 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.
The places, mapped
Head to the west for most of the 8 on the list.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Courcelette; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What there is to see
Count 5 other sights and 2 châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Courcelette. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
8 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Courcelette itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Courcelette → · Parks and trails in Courcelette →
Within a day
Day trips number 12; the best known is Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 37 km off.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens37 km southwest, in AmiensAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar5.8 km southwest, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie24 km southwest, in CorbieCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras26 km north, in Arras
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre19 km southeast, in PéronneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai37 km east, in Cambrai
MuseumMusée de Picardie37 km southwest, in Amiens
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras26 km north, in ArrasAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Arrouaise12 km east, in Le Transloy
AbbeyAbbaye Saint-Vaast26 km north, in ArrasAttractionAttractionTour Perret36 km southwest, in Amiens
MuseumCarrière Wellington25 km north, in ArrasPlaces within 40 km of Courcelette with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Courcelette
Are there attractions near Courcelette?
Nothing is mapped in Courcelette itself, but within 5 km there are Mémorial de Thiepval, Mémorial à la 38e division galloise, Mémorial de Pozières and Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Eaucourt.
Are there museums in or near Courcelette?
One, in town or within 5 km: Centre d’accueil et d’interprétation du mémorial de Thiepval.
What well-known places are within a day out of Courcelette?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (37 km), Cratère Lochnagar (5.8 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie (24 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras (26 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 Courcelette, 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)
- 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
- Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye Saint-Vaast: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrière Wellington: ChrisO, 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.