Fort de Vincennes
Fort de Vincennes stands in Paris 12e. Nearby, 309 more places to visit are within 5 km. Close by, Musée du Louvre is 7.9 km away.
Fort in Paris 12e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 12e
Fort de Vincennes is in the commune of Paris 12e, with 309 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Month by month
April to October are the warmest in Paris 12e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.
Fort de Vincennes
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 5 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Covered in
- 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 12e, Paris
Fort de Vincennes on the map
Fort de Vincennes sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 12e. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Fort de Vincennes
Paris 12e tops the 8 for size, at 138,024 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Paris 12e
- 2Vincennes
- 3Saint-Mandé
- 4Fontenay-sous-Bois
- 5Montreuil
- 6Saint-Maurice
- 7Nogent-sur-Marne
- 8Bagnolet
Paris 12e
Vincennes
Saint-Mandé
Fontenay-sous-Bois
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fort de Vincennes is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 12e | It’s in this commune | 138,024 |
| Vincennes | 700 m northwest of it | 48,193 |
| Saint-Mandé | 1.7 km west of it | 21,071 |
| Fontenay-sous-Bois | 2.2 km northeast of it | 53,757 |
| Montreuil | 2.3 km north of it | 111,934 |
| Saint-Maurice | 2.8 km south of it | 14,506 |
| Nogent-sur-Marne | 3 km east of it | 32,455 |
| Bagnolet | 3.3 km northwest of it | 43,086 |
Nearby, too
Choose from 2,115 places within 15 km, such as 5 attractions, 2 museums and a garden.
AttractionTour Eiffel11 km west, in Paris 7e3
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris6.8 km west, in Paris 4e4
MuseumMusée d'Orsay8.7 km west, in Paris 7e5
AttractionChâteau de Vincennes500 m west, in Vincennes6
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise4.1 km northwest, in Paris 20e7GardenGardenBois de Vincennes1.7 km southwest, in Paris 12e8
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées10 km west, in Paris 8eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Fort de Vincennes
Where is Fort de Vincennes?
Fort de Vincennes is in Paris 12e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Fort de Vincennes?
Fort in Paris.
How well known is Fort de Vincennes?
Fort de Vincennes has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Fort de Vincennes?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 12e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Fort de Vincennes?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (7.9 km), Tour Eiffel (11 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (6.8 km) and Musée d'Orsay (8.7 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
- 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
- Château de Vincennes: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, 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.