Museum · Lyon 2e · Rhône

Musée des Confluences

Musée des Confluences is a museum in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. Head to Lyon 2e to see it. 347 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (3.2 km).

Photo: Musée des Confluences, Fred Romero from Paris, France (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Lyon 2e

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#758 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 17–28°C

In brief

Museum in Lyon 2e

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#758 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Lyon 2e

Musée des Confluences is in the commune of Lyon 2e, with 155 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 in Lyon 2e

Aim for April to October, when Lyon 2e reaches 17–28°C.

Jan7° / 1°50 mm

Feb9° / 1°42 mm

Mar14° / 4°49 mm

Apr17° / 7°69 mm

May22° / 11°81 mm

Jun26° / 15°74 mm

Jul28° / 17°67 mm

Aug28° / 17°66 mm

Sep23° / 13°83 mm

Oct18° / 10°100 mm

Nov11° / 5°87 mm

Dec8° / 2°54 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lyon 2e, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Lyon-Bron station, 10 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lyon 2e’s full climate →

About

Musée des Confluences

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 9 languages.

Musée des Confluences on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Lyon 2e, Rhône
Official site: museedesconfluences.fr

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

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

HoursTue–Sun 10:30–18:30

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Musée des Confluences at a glance

Numbered points are the places near Musée des Confluences, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns close to Musée des Confluences

The biggest base of the 8 is Lyon 7e (88,326 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1 · It’s in this commune

Lyon 2e

29,981 people

2 · 800 m southwest of it

La Mulatière

6,534 people

3 · 2 km northwest of it

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

21,692 people

4 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Lyon 7e

88,326 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée des Confluences is	People
Lyon 2e	It’s in this commune	29,981
La Mulatière	800 m southwest of it	6,534
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	2 km northwest of it	21,692
Lyon 7e	2.1 km northeast of it	88,326
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite	2.4 km south of it	38,168
Lyon 5e	3 km northwest of it	47,777
Lyon 8e	4 km east of it	85,943
Lyon 1er	4.3 km north of it	28,717

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Musée des Confluences

Of the 347 within 15 km, look for 4 attractions, 2 museums and a garden.

AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon3.2 km north, in Lyon 5e 2

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon4 km north, in Lyon 1er 3

AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais13 km east, in Décines-Charpieu 4AttractionAttractionThéâtre antique de Lyon3 km north, in Lyon 5e 5GardenGardenParc de la Tête d'Or6 km northeast, in Lyon 6e 6AttractionAttractionOdéon antique de Lyon2.9 km north, in Lyon 5e 7

Art galleryLa Sucrière600 m northwest, in Lyon 2e 8

MuseumLugdunum3.1 km north, in Lyon 5e

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

What people ask about Musée des Confluences

Where is Musée des Confluences?

Musée des Confluences is in Lyon 2e, in Rhône (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Musée des Confluences?

Museum in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France.

How well known is Musée des Confluences?

Musée des Confluences has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #758 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée des Confluences?

April to October are the warmest months in Lyon 2e, with afternoon highs of 17–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée des Confluences?

Within 15 km: Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon (3.2 km), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon (4 km), Parc Olympique lyonnais (13 km) and Théâtre antique de Lyon (3 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 (6)

Musée des Confluences: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Primatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon: Otourly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon: Jastrow, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Olympique lyonnais: AsGunReview, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Sucrière: Bourrel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lugdunum: Alorange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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