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Château de Monte-Cristo

Château de Monte-Cristo is a château in Le Port-Marly. Since 2016 it has been a classé historic monument. Look also at Tour Eiffel, 14 km away, first of 584 more within 15 km.

Photo: Château de Monte-Cristo, JPGO (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Le Port-Marly

inside the commune

Historic monument

2016

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 2%

#660 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Museum in Le Port-Marly

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#660 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Le Port-Marly

Château de Monte-Cristo is in the commune of Le Port-Marly, with 49 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 2016; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00087575). About ↓

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

When to go

The seasons here

Warmest in Le Port-Marly are April to October, at 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 3°51 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar14° / 4°46 mm

Apr17° / 6°45 mm

May21° / 10°70 mm

Jun24° / 13°53 mm

Jul26° / 15°51 mm

Aug26° / 15°55 mm

Sep22° / 11°46 mm

Oct17° / 9°55 mm

Nov11° / 5°58 mm

Dec8° / 3°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Le Port-Marly, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bagatelle station, 10 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Le Port-Marly’s full climate →

About

Château de Monte-Cristo

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 10 languages.

Château de Monte-Cristo on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00087575 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Museum
Protection: Classé historic monument · 2016
Built: 19th century
Covered in: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Le Port-Marly, Yvelines
Official site: chateau-monte-cristo.com/main

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

HoursTue–Fri 10:00–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–18:00

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

The map

Mapping Château de Monte-Cristo

Orange is Château de Monte-Cristo; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Château de Monte-Cristo

Saint-Germain-en-Laye is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (45,931 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in this commune

Le Port-Marly

5,559 people

2 · 700 m north of it

Le Pecq

16,059 people

3 · 1.4 km southwest of it

Marly-le-Roi

16,756 people

4 · 1.9 km west of it

Mareil-Marly

4,141 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Château de Monte-Cristo is	People
Le Port-Marly	It’s in this commune	5,559
Le Pecq	700 m north of it	16,059
Marly-le-Roi	1.4 km southwest of it	16,756
Mareil-Marly	1.9 km west of it	4,141
Saint-Germain-en-Laye	2.1 km northwest of it	45,931
Le Vésinet	2.2 km northeast of it	15,554
Louveciennes	2.7 km southeast of it	7,990
Croissy-sur-Seine	2.8 km east of it	11,013

Make a day of it

Other places close by

There are 584 within 15 km, 6 attractions, a château and a garden among them.

AttractionTour Eiffel14 km east, in Paris 7e 2

AttractionChâteau de Versailles9.1 km south, in Versailles 3ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye1.5 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye 4

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées15 km east, in Paris 8e 5

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile14 km east, in Paris 8e 6

AttractionArche de la Défense9.7 km east, in Puteaux 7

GardenBois de Boulogne11 km east, in Paris 16e 8

AttractionPetit Trianon7.3 km south, in Versailles

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

Quick answers on Château de Monte-Cristo

Where is Château de Monte-Cristo?

Château de Monte-Cristo is in Le Port-Marly, in Yvelines (Île-de-France).

What is Château de Monte-Cristo?

Château in Le Port-Marly, France.

Is Château de Monte-Cristo a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2016, Mérimée record PA00087575.

How well known is Château de Monte-Cristo?

Château de Monte-Cristo has 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #660 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Château de Monte-Cristo?

April to October are the warmest months in Le Port-Marly, with afternoon highs of 17–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Château de Monte-Cristo?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (14 km), Château de Versailles (9.1 km), Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1.5 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (15 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)

Château de Monte-Cristo: JPGO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Arche de la Défense: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bois de Boulogne: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Petit Trianon: KimonBerlin, 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.