Museum · Nantes · Loire-Atlantique

Maillé-Brézé

Maillé-Brézé is a 1953 T 47-class destroyer. It lies in Nantes itself. Within 15 km there are 186 more places to visit, starting with Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (2.1 km).

Photo: Maillé-Brézé, Raimond Spekking (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Nantes

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#1,019 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Museum in Nantes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Nantes

Maillé-Brézé is in the commune of Nantes, with 103 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

Expect highs of 18–25°C in Nantes from May to October.

Jan9° / 3°88 mm

Feb11° / 3°68 mm

Mar14° / 5°58 mm

Apr16° / 7°58 mm

May20° / 10°61 mm

Jun23° / 13°49 mm

Jul25° / 14°44 mm

Aug25° / 14°50 mm

Sep22° / 12°60 mm

Oct18° / 10°89 mm

Nov13° / 6°94 mm

Dec10° / 4°101 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nantes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nantes-Bouguenais station, 9.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nantes’ full climate →

About

Maillé-Brézé

Wikipedia covers it in 7 languages.

Maillé-Brézé on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
Official site: maillebreze.com/fr

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

HoursJul–Aug: Every day, public holidays 14:30–17:00, Jul–Aug: Tue–Thu 10:30–11:00, Sep–Jun: Tue–Fri 14:30–15:00, Sep–Jun: Sat, Sun, public holidays 14:30–16:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Its place on the map

The map puts Maillé-Brézé in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Bases near Maillé-Brézé

Largest of the 8 is Nantes, home to 327,734. The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1 · It’s in this commune

Nantes

327,734 people

2 · 3.3 km southeast of it

Rezé

43,556 people

3 · 4.1 km northwest of it

Saint-Herblain

50,973 people

4 · 4.3 km southwest of it

Bouguenais

20,530 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Maillé-Brézé is	People
Nantes	It’s in this commune	327,734
Rezé	3.3 km southeast of it	43,556
Saint-Herblain	4.1 km northwest of it	50,973
Bouguenais	4.3 km southwest of it	20,530
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	5 km east of it	28,596
Orvault	6.3 km northwest of it	28,534
Indre	7.2 km west of it	4,160
Les Sorinières	7.4 km southeast of it	9,275

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Places to add to Maillé-Brézé

Within 15 km are 186 places, among them 4 attractions, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul2.1 km northeast, in Nantes 2

AttractionChâteau des ducs de Bretagne2 km northeast, in Nantes 3

MuseumMusée d'Arts de Nantes2.3 km northeast, in Nantes 4

AttractionLes Machines de l'île600 m east, in Nantes 5

MuseumMusée Jules-Verne700 m southwest, in Nantes 6

MuseumMusée départemental Thomas-Dobrée700 m northeast, in Nantes 7

AttractionPassage Pommeraye1.2 km northeast, in Nantes 8

AttractionMémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage600 m northeast, in Nantes

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

What people ask about Maillé-Brézé

Where is Maillé-Brézé?

Maillé-Brézé is in Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire).

What is Maillé-Brézé?

1953 T 47-class destroyer.

How well known is Maillé-Brézé?

Maillé-Brézé has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Maillé-Brézé?

May to October are the warmest months in Nantes, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Maillé-Brézé?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (2.1 km), Château des ducs de Bretagne (2 km), Musée d'Arts de Nantes (2.3 km) and Les Machines de l'île (600 m).

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 (9)

Maillé-Brézé: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul: Eusebius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château des ducs de Bretagne: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Arts de Nantes: Vincent Valentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Les Machines de l'île: User:Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Jules-Verne: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Musée départemental Thomas-Dobrée: Jibi44, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Passage Pommeraye: Julien Thibault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage: Jean-Marc Ayrault, CC BY 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.