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Musée du Désert

Musée du Désert, a museum, stands in Mialet. Our list has 8 more places within 5 km. A drive of 3.2 km reaches Bambouseraie en Cévennes.

Where
In Mialet
inside the commune
How well known
Top 4%
#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 20–31°C
In brief

Museum in Mialet

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Mialet

Musée du Désert is in the commune of Mialet, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

The warmest afternoons in Mialet run April to October, at 20–31°C.

Jan11° / 1°99 mm
Feb13° / 1°70 mm
Mar17° / 4°92 mm
Apr20° / 6°100 mm
May24° / 10°102 mm
Jun28° / 14°49 mm
Jul31° / 16°41 mm
Aug31° / 16°56 mm
Sep26° / 12°172 mm
Oct20° / 9°178 mm
Nov15° / 5°162 mm
Dec12° / 2°119 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Mialet, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Generargues station, 4.9 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Mialet’s full climate →
About

Musée du Désert

Wikipedia covers it in 6 languages.

Musée du Désert on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Museum
Covered in
6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Mialet, Gard
Official site
museedudesert.com
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

When it is open

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

Its place on the map

Find Musée du Désert in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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

Towns near it

Which towns are near Musée du Désert

With 46,125 people, Alès is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

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  1. 1Mialet
  2. 2Anduze
  3. 3Saint-Jean-du-Gard
  4. 4Boisset-et-Gaujac
  5. 5Bagard
  6. 6Saint-Christol-lez-Alès
  7. 7Alès
  8. 8Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues
1 · It’s in this commune

Mialet

628 people

2 · 5.2 km south of it

Anduze

3,391 people

3 · 5.7 km west of it

Saint-Jean-du-Gard

2,586 people

4 · 7.5 km southeast of it

Boisset-et-Gaujac

2,707 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Musée du Désert isPeople
MialetIt’s in this commune628
Anduze5.2 km south of it3,391
Saint-Jean-du-Gard5.7 km west of it2,586
Boisset-et-Gaujac7.5 km southeast of it2,707
Bagard8.3 km east of it2,605
Saint-Christol-lez-Alès10 km east of it7,310
Alès11 km east of it46,125
Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues13 km northeast of it4,840
Make a day of it

Combine it with these

Among the 57 within 15 km are 4 attractions, 2 châteaux and an abbey.

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

Before visiting Musée du Désert

Where is Musée du Désert?

Musée du Désert is in Mialet, in Gard (Occitanie).

What is Musée du Désert?

Museum.

How well known is Musée du Désert?

Musée du Désert has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée du Désert?

April to October are the warmest months in Mialet, with afternoon highs of 20–31°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée du Désert?

Within 15 km: Bambouseraie en Cévennes (3.2 km), Grotte de Trabuc (1.4 km), Pont sur le Gardon (6.2 km) and Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix-Dieu (4.8 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).

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.