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Camp de Royallieu
Museum · Compiègne · Oise

Camp de Royallieu

Camp de Royallieu is a nazi concentration camp. The town it belongs to is Compiègne. Nearby, Château de Compiègne (2.6 km) heads a list of 54 within 15 km.

Photo: Camp de Royallieu, P.poschadel (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Where
In Compiègne
inside the commune
How well known
Top 2%
#526 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–25°C
In brief

Museum in Compiègne

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#526 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Compiègne

Camp de Royallieu is in the commune of Compiègne, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The seasons here

Afternoons in Compiègne peak at 19–25°C, May to September.

Jan6° / 2°51 mm
Feb8° / 2°45 mm
Mar12° / 3°43 mm
Apr16° / 5°42 mm
May19° / 9°58 mm
Jun22° / 12°54 mm
Jul25° / 13°57 mm
Aug25° / 13°63 mm
Sep21° / 11°44 mm
Oct16° / 8°60 mm
Nov10° / 5°53 mm
Dec7° / 2°65 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Compiègne, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Margny-Les-Compiegne station, 2.8 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Compiègne’s full climate →
About

Camp de Royallieu

Its story is told in 12 languages on Wikipedia.

Camp de Royallieu on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Compiègne, Oise
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

Hours, entry and address

HoursTue, Sat, Sun 10:00–18:00 · Wed–Fri 14:00–18:00
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where it sits

Orange marks Camp de Royallieu, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Compiègne. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns that list Camp de Royallieu

With 40,761 people, Compiègne is the largest of the 8. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

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  1. 1Compiègne
  2. 2Venette
  3. 3Margny-lès-Compiègne
  4. 4Lacroix-Saint-Ouen
  5. 5Choisy-au-Bac
  6. 6Longueil-Annel
  7. 7Thourotte
  8. 8Béthisy-Saint-Pierre
1 · It’s in this commune

Compiègne

40,761 people

2 · 1.8 km north of it

Venette

2,758 people

3 · 2.8 km north of it

Margny-lès-Compiègne

8,677 people

4 · 5.3 km south of it

Lacroix-Saint-Ouen

5,415 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Camp de Royallieu isPeople
CompiègneIt’s in this commune40,761
Venette1.8 km north of it2,758
Margny-lès-Compiègne2.8 km north of it8,677
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen5.3 km south of it5,415
Choisy-au-Bac6.8 km northeast of it3,449
Longueil-Annel8.2 km northeast of it2,586
Thourotte10 km northeast of it4,463
Béthisy-Saint-Pierre11 km south of it3,111
Make a day of it

While you are near Camp de Royallieu

Our list has 54 more within 15 km, among them 3 châteaux, a museum and a gallery.

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

Your questions on Camp de Royallieu

Where is Camp de Royallieu?

Camp de Royallieu is in Compiègne, in Oise (Hauts-de-France).

What is Camp de Royallieu?

Nazi concentration camp in France.

How well known is Camp de Royallieu?

Camp de Royallieu has 12 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #526 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Camp de Royallieu?

May to September are the warmest months in Compiègne, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Camp de Royallieu?

Within 15 km: Château de Compiègne (2.6 km), Château de Pierrefonds (14 km), Musée national de la voiture et du tourisme (2.4 km) and Musée Antoine-Vivenel (2 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 (4)

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.