Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Boulogne is a large public park the western edge of Paris. It lies in Paris 16e itself. Top of the 2,270 other places within 15 km is Tour Eiffel, 3.3 km off.
Garden in Paris 16e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#56 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 16e
Bois de Boulogne is in the commune of Paris 16e, with 422 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Which month to go
If warmth matters, go April to October: Paris 16e reaches 17–26°C.
Bois de Boulogne
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 49 languages.
- Type
- Garden
- Covered in
- 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 16e, Paris
- Official site
- paris.fr/lieux/bois-de-boulogne-2779
Bois de Boulogne on the map
Find Bois de Boulogne in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 16e. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns that list Bois de Boulogne
The biggest base of the 8 is Paris 16e (159,386 people). The list runs from its own town outward.
- 1Paris 16e
- 2Suresnes
- 3Puteaux
- 4Neuilly-sur-Seine
- 5Saint-Cloud
- 6Boulogne-Billancourt
- 7Courbevoie
- 8Levallois-Perret
Paris 16e
Suresnes
Puteaux
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Bois de Boulogne is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 16e | It’s in this commune | 159,386 |
| Suresnes | 2.2 km west of it | 48,956 |
| Puteaux | 2.3 km northwest of it | 44,002 |
| Neuilly-sur-Seine | 2.6 km northeast of it | 59,538 |
| Saint-Cloud | 3.3 km southwest of it | 29,855 |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 3.5 km south of it | 119,019 |
| Courbevoie | 3.8 km north of it | 82,902 |
| Levallois-Perret | 4.2 km northeast of it | 68,092 |
While you are near Bois de Boulogne
2,270 more lie within 15 km, 6 attractions and 2 museums among them.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.3 km east, in Paris 7e2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre6.4 km east, in Paris 1er3
MuseumMusée d'Orsay5.6 km east, in Paris 7e4
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées4 km east, in Paris 8e5
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile3.4 km east, in Paris 8e6
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris7.4 km east, in Paris 4e7
AttractionChamp-de-Mars3.6 km east, in Paris 7e8
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée4.8 km east, in Paris 8eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Bois de Boulogne: what to know
Where is Bois de Boulogne?
Bois de Boulogne is in Paris 16e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Bois de Boulogne?
Large public park the western edge of Paris, France.
How well known is Bois de Boulogne?
Bois de Boulogne has 49 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #56 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Bois de Boulogne?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 16e, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Bois de Boulogne?
Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (3.3 km), Musée du Louvre (6.4 km), Musée d'Orsay (5.6 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (4 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 (8)
- Bois de Boulogne: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, 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
- 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Champ-de-Mars: Mattgirling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, 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.