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Maison Fournaise

Maison Fournaise is an art museum in Chatou. It has been a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) since 1982. Nearby, Tour Eiffel (10 km) heads a list of 1,547 within 15 km.

Photo: Maison Fournaise, Rédacteur Tibet (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Chatou

inside the commune

Historic monument

1982

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

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 Chatou

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 Chatou

Maison Fournaise is in the commune of Chatou, with 49 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)

Protected as a historic monument since 1982; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00087403). About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month in Chatou

Expect highs of 17–26°C in Chatou from April to October.

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 Chatou, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Bagatelle station, 7.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chatou’s full climate →

About

Maison Fournaise

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 10 languages.

Maison Fournaise on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00087403 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Museum
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1982
Built: 19th century
Covered in: 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Chatou, Yvelines
Official site: musee-fournaise.com

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

Plan your visit

When it is open

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Maison Fournaise at a glance

Maison Fournaise is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

With 97,783 people, Nanterre is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Chatou

30,598 people

2 · 2.2 km southwest of it

Croissy-sur-Seine

11,013 people

3 · 2.3 km southeast of it

Rueil-Malmaison

82,874 people

4 · 2.4 km west of it

Le Vésinet

15,554 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Maison Fournaise is	People
Chatou	It’s in this commune	30,598
Croissy-sur-Seine	2.2 km southwest of it	11,013
Rueil-Malmaison	2.3 km southeast of it	82,874
Le Vésinet	2.4 km west of it	15,554
Carrières-sur-Seine	2.8 km northeast of it	14,791
Montesson	3 km northwest of it	14,549
Nanterre	3.3 km east of it	97,783
Bougival	3.5 km southwest of it	9,134

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

6 attractions and 2 museums are among the 1,547 within 15 km.

AttractionTour Eiffel10 km east, in Paris 7e 2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre13 km east, in Paris 1er 3

AttractionChâteau de Versailles10 km south, in Versailles 4

MuseumMusée d'Orsay12 km east, in Paris 7e 5

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris14 km east, in Paris 4e 6

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées11 km east, in Paris 8e 7

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile9.8 km east, in Paris 8e 8

AttractionArche de la Défense5.3 km east, in Puteaux

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

What people ask about Maison Fournaise

Where is Maison Fournaise?

Maison Fournaise is in Chatou, in Yvelines (Île-de-France).

What is Maison Fournaise?

Art museum in Chatou, France.

Is Maison Fournaise a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1982, Mérimée record PA00087403.

How well known is Maison Fournaise?

Maison Fournaise 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 Maison Fournaise?

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

What else is there to see near Maison Fournaise?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (10 km), Musée du Louvre (13 km), Château de Versailles (10 km) and Musée d'Orsay (12 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)

Maison Fournaise: Rédacteur Tibet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, 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

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.