An abbey to see in Varennes: Abbaye de Clairfay
A day out from Varennes leads to Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 24 km away. The commune itself has one place on our list; another is within 5 km of its centre. Look for an abbey and a château.
Start with these in Varennes
The other best-known place is a château.
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.
Mapped
Furthest from the centre is Château de l'Epine, 2.5 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Varennes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Both are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Varennes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Varennes, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Days out
The 12 days out are led by Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens, 24 km away.
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens24 km southwest, in AmiensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie16 km south, in CorbieAttractionAttractionMémorial de Thiepval11 km east, in AuthuilleAttractionAttractionCratère Lochnagar12 km east, in Ovillers-la-Boisselle
MuseumMusée de Picardie25 km southwest, in AmiensCathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras32 km northeast, in ArrasAttractionAttractionTour Perret24 km southwest, in Amiens
MuseumHistorial de la Grande Guerre31 km southeast, in PéronneAttractionAttractionMémorial à la 38e division galloise16 km east, in Carnoy-Mametz
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras32 km northeast, in ArrasAttractionAttractionMémorial de Pozières13 km east, in Ovillers-la-BoisselleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bertangles19 km southwest, in BertanglesPlaces within 40 km of Varennes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Varennes: questions
What is there to see in Varennes?
The one place mapped in Varennes is Abbaye de Clairfay. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Varennes?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Varennes or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Varennes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Amiens (24 km), Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Corbie (16 km), Mémorial de Thiepval (11 km), Cratère Lochnagar (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 Varennes, 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
- Musée de Picardie: T.Rambeau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Historial de la Grande Guerre: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.