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Arènes de Nîmes

Arènes de Nîmes is a Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes. It has been a classé historic monument since 1840. Within 15 km there are 72 more places to visit, starting with Maison carrée (500 m).

Photo: Arènes de Nîmes, Daniel VILLAFRUELA . (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Nîmes

inside the commune

Historic monument

1840

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 1%

#180 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 20–32°C

In brief

Attraction in Nîmes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#180 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Nîmes

Arènes de Nîmes is in the commune of Nîmes, with 43 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1840 (Mérimée record PA00103091). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Highs of 20–32°C mark April to October in Nîmes.

Jan11° / 3°64 mm

Feb13° / 3°40 mm

Mar17° / 6°45 mm

Apr20° / 9°67 mm

May24° / 12°55 mm

Jun28° / 16°43 mm

Jul32° / 19°30 mm

Aug31° / 19°44 mm

Sep26° / 15°100 mm

Oct21° / 12°95 mm

Nov15° / 7°97 mm

Dec12° / 4°53 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nîmes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nimes-Courbessac station, 4.4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nîmes’ full climate →

About

Arènes de Nîmes

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 27 languages.

Arènes de Nîmes on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00103091 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Attraction
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1840
Covered in: 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Nîmes, Gard
Official site: arenesdenimes.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

HoursJan, Feb, Nov, Dec 09:30–17:00 · Mar, Oct 09:00–18:00 · Apr, May 09:00–18:30 · Jun, Sep 09:00–19:00 · Jul, Aug 08:00–21:00

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Its place on the map

Orange is Arènes de Nîmes; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns that list Arènes de Nîmes

By population, Nîmes leads the 8 with 151,839. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in this commune

Nîmes

151,839 people

2 · 5.1 km south of it

Caissargues

4,079 people

3 · 6 km east of it

Rodilhan

2,799 people

4 · 6.3 km southwest of it

Milhaud

6,297 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Arènes de Nîmes is	People
Nîmes	It’s in this commune	151,839
Caissargues	5.1 km south of it	4,079
Rodilhan	6 km east of it	2,799
Milhaud	6.3 km southwest of it	6,297
Bouillargues	6.9 km southeast of it	6,070
Caveirac	7.4 km west of it	4,408
Marguerittes	7.7 km east of it	8,346
Garons	9.2 km southeast of it	5,381

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral, among 72 within 15 km.

MuseumMaison carrée500 m northwest, in Nîmes 2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes400 m north, in Nîmes 3Art galleryArt galleryCarré d'art500 m northwest, in Nîmes 4

AttractionCC 71001.3 km northeast, in Nîmes 5

AttractionSNCF CC 65001.3 km northeast, in Nîmes 6

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes300 m south, in Nîmes 7MuseumMuseumMusée de la Romanité100 m south, in Nîmes 8GardenGardenJardins de la Fontaine900 m northwest, in Nîmes

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Arènes de Nîmes in questions

Where is Arènes de Nîmes?

Arènes de Nîmes is in Nîmes, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Arènes de Nîmes?

Roman amphitheatre in Nîmes, France.

Is Arènes de Nîmes a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1840, Mérimée record PA00103091.

How well known is Arènes de Nîmes?

Arènes de Nîmes has 27 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #180 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Arènes de Nîmes?

April to October are the warmest months in Nîmes, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Arènes de Nîmes?

Within 15 km: Maison carrée (500 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nîmes (400 m), Carré d'art (500 m) and CC 7100 (1.3 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Arènes de Nîmes: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison carrée: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
CC 7100: bukk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
SNCF CC 6500: Bernard Pépellin, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nîmes: Patrick from Compiègne, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.