Museum · Descartes · Indre-et-Loire

Maison Musée René Descartes

Set in Descartes, Maison Musée René Descartes is a museum. Add any of 7 more places within 5 km to a visit. The pick nearby is Maison natale de Descartes, 100 m off.

Where

In Descartes

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 17–26°C

In brief

Museum in Descartes

In Descartes

Maison Musée René Descartes is in the commune of Descartes, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

Warmest in Descartes are May to October, at 17–26°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°50 mm

Mar13° / 4°49 mm

Apr16° / 6°56 mm

May20° / 9°62 mm

Jun24° / 13°51 mm

Jul26° / 14°55 mm

Aug26° / 14°51 mm

Sep22° / 11°53 mm

Oct17° / 9°71 mm

Nov12° / 5°73 mm

Dec8° / 3°75 mm

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

About

Maison Musée René Descartes

Museum.

Maison Musée René Descartes is in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire.

Maison Musée René Descartes on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Museum
Commune: Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
Official site: museedescartes.wixsite.com/museedescartes

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

The map

Around Maison Musée René Descartes, mapped

Orange marks Maison Musée René Descartes, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The biggest base of the 5 is Châtellerault (31,003 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Descartes

3,369 people

2 · 8.7 km southwest of it

Dangé-Saint-Romain

2,959 people

3 · 16 km north of it

Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine

4,092 people

4 · 21 km southwest of it

Châtellerault

31,003 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Maison Musée René Descartes is	People
Descartes	It’s in this commune	3,369
Dangé-Saint-Romain	8.7 km southwest of it	2,959
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine	16 km north of it	4,092
Châtellerault	21 km southwest of it	31,003
Thuré	23 km southwest of it	2,765

Make a day of it

Combine it with these

A visit can add 4 attractions, a museum and an archaeological site, from 38 places within 15 km.

1MuseumMuseumMaison natale de Descartes100 m south, in Descartes 2AttractionAttractionChâteau de La Guerche10 km south, in La Guerche 3Archaeological siteArchaeological sitePierre Chaude7.9 km east, in Paulmy 4AttractionAttractionChâteau du Grand-Pressigny9.7 km southeast, in Le Grand-Pressigny 5AttractionAttractionChâteau des Ormes7.5 km west, in Les Ormes 6AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Noyers13 km northwest, in Nouâtre 7AttractionAttractionPierre Percée13 km northwest, in Draché 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau des Étangs13 km north, in Bossée

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

Questions about Maison Musée René Descartes

Where is Maison Musée René Descartes?

Maison Musée René Descartes is in Descartes, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).

What is Maison Musée René Descartes?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Maison Musée René Descartes?

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

What else is there to see near Maison Musée René Descartes?

Within 15 km: Maison natale de Descartes (100 m), Château de La Guerche (10 km), Pierre Chaude (7.9 km) and Château du Grand-Pressigny (9.7 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).

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.