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Musée de Sens

Musée de Sens is an archaeological museum in Place de la Sens. Nearby, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens (100 m) heads a list of 28 within 15 km. Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Photo: Musée de Sens, Urban (Public domain)
Where
In Sens
inside the commune
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–27°C
In brief

Museum in Sens

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Sens

Musée de Sens is in the commune of Sens, with 14 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

Afternoons in Sens peak at 17–27°C, May to October.

Jan7° / 2°51 mm
Feb9° / 1°48 mm
Mar13° / 3°46 mm
Apr17° / 5°53 mm
May20° / 9°60 mm
Jun24° / 12°52 mm
Jul27° / 14°56 mm
Aug26° / 14°48 mm
Sep22° / 11°51 mm
Oct17° / 8°63 mm
Nov11° / 5°56 mm
Dec8° / 2°62 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Sens, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Sens station, 3.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Sens’ full climate →
About

Musée de Sens

Archaeological museum in Place de la Sens.

Musée de Sens is in Sens, Yonne.

Musée de Sens on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Sens, Yonne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

The map

Orange marks Musée de Sens, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Sens. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Nearby towns

The biggest base of the 6 is Sens (27,106 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

123456
  1. 1Sens
  2. 2Saint-Clément
  3. 3Paron
  4. 4Pont-sur-Yonne
  5. 5Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
  6. 6Villeneuve-la-Guyard
1 · It’s in this commune

Sens

27,106 people

2 · 2.2 km north of it

Saint-Clément

2,849 people

3 · 2.8 km southwest of it

Paron

4,834 people

4 · 11 km northwest of it

Pont-sur-Yonne

3,391 people

Compare the 6 towns
TownWhere Musée de Sens isPeople
SensIt’s in this commune27,106
Saint-Clément2.2 km north of it2,849
Paron2.8 km southwest of it4,834
Pont-sur-Yonne11 km northwest of it3,391
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne13 km south of it5,135
Villeneuve-la-Guyard23 km northwest of it3,455
Make a day of it

Also near Musée de Sens

There are 28 within 15 km, 2 abbeys, 2 monasteries and an attraction among them.

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

Musée de Sens: what to know

Where is Musée de Sens?

Musée de Sens is in Sens, in Yonne (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).

What is Musée de Sens?

Archaeological museum in Place de la Sens.

How well known is Musée de Sens?

Musée de Sens has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée de Sens?

May to October are the warmest months in Sens, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée de Sens?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Sens (100 m), Abbaye Saint-Pierre-le-Vif de Sens (900 m), Palais synodal de Sens (100 m) and Carmel de Sens (300 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 (2)

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.