Museum · Palaiseau · Essonne

Musée du Hurepoix

In Palaiseau, Musée du Hurepoix is a museum. Another 22 places to visit lie within 5 km. For a second stop, Château de Versailles is 14 km away.

Photo: Musée du Hurepoix, Cyrilb1881 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Palaiseau

inside the commune

How well known

Top 9%

#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 19–25°C

In brief

Museum in Palaiseau

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Palaiseau

Musée du Hurepoix is in the commune of Palaiseau, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

From May to September, Palaiseau sees highs of 19–25°C.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm

Feb8° / 1°54 mm

Mar12° / 3°54 mm

Apr16° / 5°52 mm

May19° / 9°73 mm

Jun23° / 12°61 mm

Jul25° / 13°61 mm

Aug25° / 13°60 mm

Sep21° / 10°53 mm

Oct16° / 8°65 mm

Nov10° / 4°67 mm

Dec7° / 2°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Palaiseau, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Gometz-Le-Chat. station, 8.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Palaiseau’s full climate →

About

Musée du Hurepoix

Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.

Musée du Hurepoix on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Palaiseau, Essonne
Official site: musee-palaiseau.net

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

Plan your visit

Before you set off

HoursTue, Thu 14:00–18:00

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 area around Musée du Hurepoix

On this map, Musée du Hurepoix is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

By population, Massy leads the 8 with 51,729. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Palaiseau

37,471 people

2 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Villebon-sur-Yvette

10,291 people

3 · 2.5 km east of it

Champlan

2,615 people

4 · 3 km northeast of it

Massy

51,729 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée du Hurepoix is	People
Palaiseau	It’s in this commune	37,471
Villebon-sur-Yvette	1.6 km southwest of it	10,291
Champlan	2.5 km east of it	2,615
Massy	3 km northeast of it	51,729
Igny	3 km northwest of it	10,833
Saulx-les-Chartreux	3.4 km southeast of it	6,733
Villejust	3.8 km south of it	2,558
Verrières-le-Buisson	4.1 km northeast of it	15,057

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

The 495 places within 15 km include 3 attractions, 2 gardens and a museum.

AttractionChâteau de Versailles14 km northwest, in Versailles 2

MuseumManufacture nationale de Sèvres13 km north, in Sèvres 3

AttractionParc Montsouris14 km northeast, in Paris 14e 4

ChâteauChâteau de Sceaux8.1 km northeast, in Sceaux 5CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Versailles13 km northwest, in Versailles 6

GardenParc André-Citroën14 km north, in Paris 15e 7

AttractionJardin des serres d'Auteuil15 km north, in Paris 16e 8

GardenJardin de Versailles15 km northwest, in Versailles

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

Know before you visit Musée du Hurepoix

Where is Musée du Hurepoix?

Musée du Hurepoix is in Palaiseau, in Essonne (Île-de-France).

What is Musée du Hurepoix?

Museum in France.

How well known is Musée du Hurepoix?

Musée du Hurepoix has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée du Hurepoix?

May to September are the warmest months in Palaiseau, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée du Hurepoix?

Within 15 km: Château de Versailles (14 km), Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (13 km), Parc Montsouris (14 km) and Château de Sceaux (8.1 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 (8)

Musée du Hurepoix: Cyrilb1881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Montsouris: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Sceaux: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc André-Citroën: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jardin des serres d'Auteuil: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jardin de Versailles: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, 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.