Cabinet des médailles
Cabinet des médailles is a museum containing internationally important collections of coins, engraved gems, and antiquities. Paris 2e is where it stands. Close by, Musée du Louvre is 700 m away, one of 2,189 within 15 km.
Museum in Paris 2e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#275 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 2e
Cabinet des médailles is in the commune of Paris 2e, with 1,517 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
How the seasons run
April to October are the warmest in Paris 2e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Cabinet des médailles
It has articles in 19 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 2e, Paris
- Official site
- bnf.fr/fr/departement-monnaies-medailles-antiques
Its place on the map
The numbers show what else is near Cabinet des médailles, in the order listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 2e. · commune boundary: IGN
Which town is nearest
The most populous of the 8 is Paris 10e, at 83,873. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Paris 2e
Paris 1er
Paris 9e
Paris 3e
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cabinet des médailles is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 2e | It’s in this commune | 19,847 |
| Paris 1er | 500 m south of it | 15,114 |
| Paris 9e | 1.1 km north of it | 57,271 |
| Paris 3e | 1.8 km east of it | 32,179 |
| Paris 8e | 1.9 km northwest of it | 35,317 |
| Paris 10e | 1.9 km northeast of it | 83,873 |
| Paris 4e | 2.1 km southeast of it | 27,332 |
| Paris 6e | 2.3 km south of it | 40,389 |
After Cabinet des médailles
There are 2,189 within 15 km, 5 attractions and 3 museums among them.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.4 km west, in Paris 7e3
MuseumMusée d'Orsay1.2 km southwest, in Paris 7e4
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1.9 km southeast, in Paris 4e5
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées2.4 km west, in Paris 8e6
AttractionPalais Garnier700 m northwest, in Paris 9e7
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile3.2 km west, in Paris 8e8MuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou1.3 km southeast, in Paris 4eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Cabinet des médailles
Where is Cabinet des médailles?
Cabinet des médailles is in Paris 2e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Cabinet des médailles?
Museum containing internationally important collections of coins, engraved gems, and antiquities.
How well known is Cabinet des médailles?
Cabinet des médailles has 19 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #275 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Cabinet des médailles?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 2e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Cabinet des médailles?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (700 m), Tour Eiffel (3.4 km), Musée d'Orsay (1.2 km) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1.9 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 (6)
- 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
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.