Mus’X
Mus’X is a science museum. It lies in Palaiseau itself. There are 416 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Château de Versailles (12 km).
Museum in Palaiseau
In Palaiseau
Mus’X is in the commune of Palaiseau, with 29 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
How the seasons run
Highs of 19–25°C mark May to September in Palaiseau.
Mus’X
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Palaiseau, Essonne
- Official site
- portail.polytechnique.edu/musx
Mus’X and what surrounds it
The map puts Mus’X in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Palaiseau. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Mus’X
Palaiseau tops the 8 for size, at 37,471 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Palaiseau
Villebon-sur-Yvette
Orsay
Igny
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Mus’X is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Palaiseau | It’s in this commune | 37,471 |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 2 km southeast of it | 10,291 |
| Orsay | 2.3 km southwest of it | 16,498 |
| Igny | 2.9 km north of it | 10,833 |
| Villejust | 4 km southeast of it | 2,558 |
| Saclay | 4.3 km northwest of it | 4,437 |
| Les Ulis | 4.3 km southwest of it | 25,886 |
| Bures-sur-Yvette | 4.6 km southwest of it | 9,548 |
Places to add to Mus’X
A visit can add 5 attractions, a museum and a cathedral, from 416 places within 15 km.
AttractionChâteau de Versailles12 km northwest, in Versailles2
AttractionPetit Trianon14 km northwest, in Versailles3
AttractionGrand Trianon14 km northwest, in Versailles4AttractionAttractionAbbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux15 km west, in Magny-les-Hameaux5
MuseumManufacture nationale de Sèvres13 km north, in Sèvres6CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Versailles11 km northwest, in Versailles7
AttractionHameau de la Reine14 km northwest, in Versailles8
GardenJardin de Versailles13 km northwest, in VersaillesWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Mus’X?
Mus’X is in Palaiseau, in Essonne (Île-de-France).
What is Mus’X?
Science museum in France.
How well known is Mus’X?
Mus’X has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Mus’X?
May to September are the warmest months in Palaiseau, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Mus’X?
Within 15 km: Château de Versailles (12 km), Petit Trianon (14 km), Grand Trianon (14 km) and Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux (15 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 (7)
- Mus’X: Ecole polytechnique from Paris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petit Trianon: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand Trianon: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manufacture nationale de Sèvres: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hameau de la Reine: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin de Versailles: Anonymous Unknown author, 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.