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Musée des Plans-reliefs

Musée des Plans-reliefs is a museum of military models located within the Hôtel des Invalides, Paris. This is one of the sights of Paris 7e. A short trip away is Tour Eiffel, 1.4 km off, the first of 2,218 within 15 km.

Photo: Musée des Plans-reliefs, Mohatatou (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Paris 7e

inside the commune

How well known

Top 2%

#592 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Paris 7e

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#592 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Paris 7e

Musée des Plans-reliefs is in the commune of Paris 7e, with 1,435 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Picking your season

April to October are the warmest in Paris 7e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C.

Jan8° / 3°51 mm

Feb10° / 4°45 mm

Mar14° / 6°46 mm

Apr18° / 8°49 mm

May21° / 11°75 mm

Jun24° / 14°55 mm

Jul27° / 16°57 mm

Aug27° / 16°59 mm

Sep23° / 13°49 mm

Oct18° / 10°57 mm

Nov12° / 6°58 mm

Dec9° / 4°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Paris 7e, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Luxembourg station, 2.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paris 7e’s full climate →

About

Musée des Plans-reliefs

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 11 languages.

Musée des Plans-reliefs on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Paris 7e, Paris
Official site: museedesplansreliefs.fr

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

Plan your visit

HoursOct–Mar: Every day 10:00–17:00 · Apr–Sep: Every day 10:00–18:00 · Mon[1] closed · Jan 1 closed · May 1 closed · Nov 1 closed · Dec 25 closed

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

The map

Around Musée des Plans-reliefs, mapped

Orange marks Musée des Plans-reliefs, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Musée des Plans-reliefs

Paris 15e tops the 8 for size, at 229,713 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Paris 7e

48,015 people

2 · 1.6 km southeast of it

Paris 6e

40,389 people

3 · 2 km east of it

Paris 1er

15,114 people

4 · 2.2 km north of it

Paris 8e

35,317 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée des Plans-reliefs is	People
Paris 7e	It’s in this commune	48,015
Paris 6e	1.6 km southeast of it	40,389
Paris 1er	2 km east of it	15,114
Paris 8e	2.2 km north of it	35,317
Paris 15e	2.2 km southwest of it	229,713
Paris 2e	2.7 km northeast of it	19,847
Paris 16e	2.8 km west of it	159,386
Paris 9e	3 km northeast of it	57,271

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Choose from 2,218 places within 15 km, such as 6 attractions and 2 museums.

AttractionTour Eiffel1.4 km west, in Paris 7e 2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre1.9 km east, in Paris 1er 3

MuseumMusée d'Orsay1 km east, in Paris 7e 4

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris2.7 km east, in Paris 4e 5

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées1.7 km north, in Paris 8e 6

AttractionHôtel des Invalides100 m south, in Paris 7e 7

AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile2.3 km northwest, in Paris 8e 8AttractionAttractionAssemblée nationale700 m northeast, in Paris 7e

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

Asked about Musée des Plans-reliefs

Where is Musée des Plans-reliefs?

Musée des Plans-reliefs is in Paris 7e, in Paris (Île-de-France).

What is Musée des Plans-reliefs?

Museum of military models located within the Hôtel des Invalides, Paris.

How well known is Musée des Plans-reliefs?

Musée des Plans-reliefs has 11 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #592 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée des Plans-reliefs?

April to October are the warmest months in Paris 7e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée des Plans-reliefs?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (1.4 km), Musée du Louvre (1.9 km), Musée d'Orsay (1 km) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (2.7 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).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Musée des Plans-reliefs: Mohatatou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hôtel des Invalides: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69 (William Crochot) and released under the license stated below. You are free to use it for any purpose as long as you credit the author (William Crochot), the Source (Wikimedia Commons) and…, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.