Attraction · Thoiry · Yvelines

Lion

Lion is an attraction in Thoiry. The surrounding 5 km hold 11 more places to visit. Our list goes on with Château de Thoiry, 700 m away.

Where

In Thoiry

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–26°C

In brief

Attraction in Thoiry

In Thoiry

Lion is in the commune of Thoiry, with 11 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Highs of 19–26°C mark May to September in Thoiry.

Jan7° / 2°49 mm

Feb8° / 2°48 mm

Mar12° / 4°48 mm

Apr16° / 6°43 mm

May19° / 9°62 mm

Jun23° / 12°54 mm

Jul26° / 13°52 mm

Aug25° / 14°57 mm

Sep21° / 11°41 mm

Oct17° / 9°65 mm

Nov11° / 5°57 mm

Dec7° / 2°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Thoiry, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Magnanville station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Thoiry’s full climate →

About

Lion

Attraction.

Lion is in Thoiry, Yvelines.

Type: Attraction
Commune: Thoiry, Yvelines

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

The map

Where Lion is

Orange marks Lion, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Lion

Largest of the 8 is Beynes, home to 7,704. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Thoiry

1,434 people

2 · 5.5 km southwest of it

Garancières

2,621 people

3 · 6.9 km south of it

La Queue-les-Yvelines

2,629 people

4 · 7.1 km east of it

Beynes

7,704 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lion is	People
Thoiry	It’s in this commune	1,434
Garancières	5.5 km southwest of it	2,621
La Queue-les-Yvelines	6.9 km south of it	2,629
Beynes	7.1 km east of it	7,704
Maule	7.4 km northeast of it	6,083
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric	9 km southeast of it	3,395
Montfort-l'Amaury	9.9 km south of it	2,779
Neauphle-le-Château	10 km southeast of it	3,250

Make a day of it

What else is near Lion

Nearby, 71 places within 15 km include 6 châteaux, a zoo and a museum.

1ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thoiry700 m east, in Thoiry 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Beynes6.5 km east, in Beynes 3ZooZooWow Safari Thoiry500 m southeast, in Thoiry 4ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villiers-le-Mahieu1.5 km southwest, in Villiers-le-Mahieu 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pontchartrain11 km southeast, in Jouars-Pontchartrain 6ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Wideville11 km east, in Crespières 7MuseumMuseumMusée international d'art naïf6.5 km southeast, in Vicq 8

ChâteauChâteau de Groussay9.8 km south, in Montfort-l'Amaury

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

Lion: common questions

Where is Lion?

Lion is in Thoiry, in Yvelines (Île-de-France).

What is Lion?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Lion?

May to September are the warmest months in Thoiry, with afternoon highs of 19–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Lion?

Within 15 km: Château de Thoiry (700 m), Château de Beynes (6.5 km), Wow Safari Thoiry (500 m) and Château de Villiers-le-Mahieu (1.5 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 (1)

Château de Groussay: PHILDIC, Public domain, 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.