Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville
Museum located in Somme, in France.
Attractions in Longueval
Photo: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, Jean-Pol GRANDMONT (CC BY 3.0)From Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville on: Longueval’s list
3 places to visit are mapped in Longueval, with 2 more within 5 km of its centre. Look for 2 museums, a battlefield and an attraction. Inside 1 km of the middle lie 2 of them. Allow a day for Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 39 km off.
In Longueval
3
inside the commune
Within 5 km
2
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
2
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
2
in town and nearby
Best known
The names to know in Longueval
Alongside Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville you find a battlefield, a museum and an attraction.
MuseumMuseumMusée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delvillein townBattlefieldBattlefieldBois des Troncsin townMuseumMuseumSouth African War Memorial Visitor's Centrein townAttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise3.7 km west, in Carnoy-MametzAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame d'Eaucourt4.5 km north, in Le Sars
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.
Map
Plotted on the map
The map ends at Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Eaucourt, 4.5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Longueval; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
What is on offer
2 museums or galleries and 2 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Châteaux & heritage 1 battlefield · 1 abbey1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby
Dark: in Longueval. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Place after place
5 places in all: 3 in town and 2 within 5 km of its centre.
The 3 places in Longueval first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Longueval → · Parks and trails in Longueval →
Further afield
Well-known places further afield
Leading the 12 is Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 39 km away; they include 5 attractions and 3 museums.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens39 km west, in AmiensAttractionAttractionEstourmel39 km east, in EstourmelAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar7.7 km west, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval9 km west, in AuthuilleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie25 km southwest, in Corbie
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre14 km southeast, in PéronneCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras30 km north, in ArrasCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Grâce de Cambrai35 km northeast, in CambraiAttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières6.5 km west, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Nicolas d'Arrouaise7.9 km east, in Le Transloy
MuseumMusée de Picardie39 km west, in Amiens
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras30 km north, in ArrasPlaces within 40 km of Longueval with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Longueval: questions and answers
What is there to see in Longueval?
The first on our list in Longueval are Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville, Bois des Troncs and South African War Memorial Visitor's Centre. We list 3 places in town. Another 2 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Longueval?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée commémoratif sud-africain du Bois Delville and South African War Memorial Visitor's Centre.
What well-known places are within a day out of Longueval?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (39 km), Estourmel (39 km), Cratère Lochnagar (7.7 km), Mémorial de Thiepval (9 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 Longueval, 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)
- 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
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.