Château du Fey: Villecien’s one place to visit
Only one place to visit is in Villecien, but 3 more are within 5 km of its centre. There are 2 châteaux, a fort and a museum to choose from. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Set 21 km out, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens makes a day trip.
Top of the list in Villecien
After Château du Fey come a fort, a museum and 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.
Finding your way
Leave town to the northwest for most of the 3 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Villecien; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 3 of 4.
Dark: in Villecien. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Villecien
After the one in town come 3 more within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Villecien, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Villecien → · Parks and trails in Villecien →
Days out
Start with Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens, 21 km off, the best known of 9.
AbbeyAbbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre29 km southeast, in Auxerre
MuseumMusée de Sens21 km north, in SensAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens21 km north, in SensChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vallery33 km northwest, in ValleryChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Eusèbe d'Auxerre30 km southeast, in AuxerreAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Marien d'Auxerre29 km southeast, in AuxerreChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pouy-sur-Vannes38 km northeast, in Pouy-sur-VannesPlaces within 40 km of Villecien with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Villecien: your questions
What is there to see in Villecien?
The one place mapped in Villecien is Château du Fey. We list 1 place in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Villecien?
One, in town or within 5 km: Musée du patrimoine culturel de Saint-Julien-du-Sault.
Which places in Villecien are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Villecien is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château du Fey.
What well-known places are within a day out of Villecien?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens (21 km), Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre (30 km), Abbaye royale de Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (29 km), Musée de Sens (21 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 Villecien, 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
- Musée de Sens: Urban, Public domain, 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.