Catacombes de Paris
Catacombes de Paris is an underground ossuary. Visitors find it in Paris 14e. Within 15 km there are 2,218 more places to visit, starting with Tour Eiffel (3.9 km).
Museum in Paris 14e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#65 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 14e
Catacombes de Paris is in the commune of Paris 14e, with 1,263 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Picking your season
The warmest stretch in Paris 14e is May to September, at 20–26°C in the afternoon.
Catacombes de Paris
Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 14e, Paris
- Official site
- catacombes.paris.fr
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting to Catacombes de Paris
On this map, Catacombes de Paris is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 14e. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
Of the 8, Paris 15e is the largest, at 229,713 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Paris 14e
Paris 6e
Paris 5e
Paris 13e
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Catacombes de Paris is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 14e | It’s in this commune | 136,455 |
| Paris 6e | 1.6 km north of it | 40,389 |
| Paris 5e | 1.7 km northeast of it | 55,252 |
| Paris 13e | 2 km east of it | 181,271 |
| Gentilly | 2.3 km south of it | 19,963 |
| Montrouge | 2.4 km southwest of it | 46,324 |
| Paris 15e | 2.7 km west of it | 229,713 |
| Paris 7e | 2.8 km northwest of it | 48,015 |
Pair Catacombes de Paris with these
Nearby, 2,218 places within 15 km include 5 attractions and 3 museums.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.9 km northwest, in Paris 7e2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre3.1 km north, in Paris 1er3
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris2.5 km northeast, in Paris 4e4
MuseumMusée d'Orsay2.9 km north, in Paris 7e5AttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault1.7 km northeast, in Paris 5e6
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées4.6 km northwest, in Paris 8e7
AttractionPanthéon1.7 km northeast, in Paris 5e8
MuseumHerbier2.3 km northeast, in Paris 5eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Catacombes de Paris
Where is Catacombes de Paris?
Catacombes de Paris is in Paris 14e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Catacombes de Paris?
Underground ossuary in Paris, France.
How well known is Catacombes de Paris?
Catacombes de Paris has 46 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #65 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Catacombes de Paris?
May to September are the warmest months in Paris 14e, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Catacombes de Paris?
Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (3.9 km), Musée du Louvre (3.1 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (2.5 km) and Musée d'Orsay (2.9 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 (7)
- Catacombes de Paris: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, 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.