Château Saint-Jacques is the place to visit in Bessancourt
Visitors to Bessancourt can choose from 6 châteaux, 6 museums and 5 attractions. One place to visit is mapped in Bessancourt, with 19 more within 5 km of its centre. Beyond the town, Tour Eiffel sits 21 km away.
Top of the list in Bessancourt
Château Saint-Jacques aside, the next best known are 3 museums and 2 châteaux.
ChâteauChâteau de Méry-sur-Oise3.4 km northwest, in Méry-sur-Oise
ChâteauChâteau d'Auvers4.9 km northwest, in Auvers-sur-Oise
MuseumMusée Daubigny4.6 km northwest, in Auvers-sur-OiseMuseumMuseumMusée de l'Absinthe4.8 km northwest, in Auvers-sur-OiseMuseumMuseumMaison-atelier de Daubigny4.8 km northwest, in Auvers-sur-OiseBest 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 around Bessancourt
The map puts most of the 19 to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bessancourt; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Kind by kind
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (9) and châteaux or heritage sites (6).
Dark: in Bessancourt. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
One in town leads, with 19 more within 5 km of its centre after it.
The one place in Bessancourt, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bessancourt → · Parks and trails in Bessancourt →
Out of town
Tour Eiffel, at 21 km, heads the 12 day trips.
AttractionTour Eiffel21 km south, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre22 km southeast, in Paris 1er
MuseumMusée d'Orsay22 km southeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris23 km southeast, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées20 km south, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile19 km south, in Paris 8e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles27 km south, in Versailles
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis16 km southeast, in Saint-Denis
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée20 km southeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise24 km southeast, in Paris 20e
AttractionPalais Garnier21 km southeast, in Paris 9e
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre19 km southeast, in Paris 18ePlaces within 40 km of Bessancourt with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What people ask about Bessancourt
What is there to see in Bessancourt?
The one place mapped in Bessancourt is Château Saint-Jacques. We list 1 place in town. Another 19 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bessancourt?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Daubigny, Musée de l'Absinthe, Maison-atelier de Daubigny and Chambre de Van Gogh.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bessancourt?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (21 km), Musée du Louvre (22 km), Musée d'Orsay (22 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (23 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 Bessancourt, 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 (14)
- Château de Méry-sur-Oise: Clicsouris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Auvers: P.poschadel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Daubigny: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique Saint-Denis: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre: Tonchino, 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.