Just outside Pontigny: Château de Montfort and more
With nothing in Pontigny, the list has 3 places within 5 km of its centre. The commonest are a château, an attraction and an abbey. Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Around Pontigny: where to begin
Behind Château de Montfort on the list are an attraction and an abbey.
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.
Where to find them
Beyond the town, the 3 nearby are mostly to the southwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pontigny; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
2 of the 3 are châteaux or heritage sites, more than any other kind.
Dark: in Pontigny. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The full list
Look within 5 km of its centre for all 3 places listed.
Nothing is mapped in Pontigny itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
Day trips
Worth the drive, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre (16 km) is first of the 11.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre16 km southwest, in Auxerre
AttractionFosse Dionne20 km east, in TonnerreChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ancy-le-Franc37 km southeast, in Ancy-le-FrancChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tanlay29 km east, in TanlayChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Eusèbe d'Auxerre17 km southwest, in AuxerreFortFortPorte Saint-Nicolas21 km northeast, in Ervy-le-ChâtelChâteauChâteauChâteau de Maulnes38 km east, in Cruzy-le-ChâtelAttractionAttractionGrottes d'Arcy-sur-Cure36 km south, in Arcy-sur-CureAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marien d'Auxerre16 km southwest, in AuxerreGardenGardenArboretum Saint-Antoine21 km northeast, in Ervy-le-ChâtelPlaces within 40 km of Pontigny with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Pontigny: questions
Are there attractions near Pontigny?
Nothing is mapped in Pontigny itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Montfort, Ferme de Beauvais and Grange Cistercienne de Beauvais.
Are there museums in or near Pontigny?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Pontigny or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pontigny?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre (16 km), Abbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (16 km), Fosse Dionne (20 km), Château d'Ancy-le-Franc (37 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 Pontigny, 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 (2)
- Abbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fosse Dionne: Pline, 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.