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Musée Champollion

Musée Champollion is a museum of Vif (Isère). It was listed in 1994 as a registered historic monument (inscrit). Add Musée de la Révolution française, 8.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 59 places within 15 km.

Photo: Musée Champollion, Julien Peytard (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Vif

inside the commune

Historic monument

1994

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

How well known

Top 5%

#1,591 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–29°C

In brief

Museum in Vif

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,591 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Vif

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

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1994; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00132723). About ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Vif reach 18–29°C from April to October.

Jan7° / 0°75 mm

Feb9° / 0°65 mm

Mar14° / 3°74 mm

Apr18° / 5°101 mm

May22° / 9°114 mm

Jun26° / 13°91 mm

Jul29° / 15°89 mm

Aug28° / 14°86 mm

Sep23° / 11°116 mm

Oct18° / 8°127 mm

Nov12° / 4°124 mm

Dec8° / 1°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Vif, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Jean-En-Roya station, 30 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Vif’s full climate →

About

Musée Champollion

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.

Musée Champollion on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00132723 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Museum
Protection: Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1994
Built: 18th century
Covered in: 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Vif, Isère
Official site: musees.isere.fr/musee/musee-champollion

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where to find Musée Champollion

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Musée Champollion is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns near Musée Champollion

Le Pont-de-Claix is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (10,956 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · It’s in this commune

Vif

8,530 people

2 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Saint-Georges-de-Commiers

2,699 people

3 · 4.6 km north of it

Varces-Allières-et-Risset

8,542 people

4 · 5.6 km northeast of it

Champ-sur-Drac

3,335 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée Champollion is	People
Vif	It’s in this commune	8,530
Saint-Georges-de-Commiers	3.4 km southeast of it	2,699
Varces-Allières-et-Risset	4.6 km north of it	8,542
Champ-sur-Drac	5.6 km northeast of it	3,335
Claix	7.5 km north of it	7,836
Vizille	8.4 km east of it	7,292
Jarrie	8.6 km northeast of it	3,952
Le Pont-de-Claix	9.2 km north of it	10,956

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Within 15 km are 59 places, among them 2 museums, 2 monasteries and a château.

MuseumMusée de la Révolution française8.6 km east, in Vizille 2

ChâteauChâteau de Vizille8.5 km east, in Vizille 3Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Ursulines de Vif300 m north, in Vif 4Monastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Vif400 m northwest, in Vif 5AttractionAttractionFontaine ardente du Gua8 km southwest, in Le Gua 6

FortFort de Comboire9.3 km north, in Claix 7AbbeyAbbeyPrieuré de Saint-Michel de Connexe4.7 km east, in Champ-sur-Drac 8

MuseumMusée Géo-Charles11 km north, in Échirolles

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

Musée Champollion in questions

Where is Musée Champollion?

Musée Champollion is in Vif, in Isère (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Musée Champollion?

Museum of Vif (Isère).

Is Musée Champollion a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1994, Mérimée record PA00132723.

How well known is Musée Champollion?

Musée Champollion has 5 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,591 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée Champollion?

April to October are the warmest months in Vif, with afternoon highs of 18–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée Champollion?

Within 15 km: Musée de la Révolution française (8.6 km), Château de Vizille (8.5 km), Couvent des Ursulines de Vif (300 m) and Couvent de la Visitation Sainte-Marie de Vif (400 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 (5)

Musée Champollion: Julien Peytard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Révolution française: ThomasBigot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Vizille: Bogdanmoisuc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort de Comboire: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée Géo-Charles: Milky, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.