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Musée du Louvre

Musée du Louvre is an art and archeology museum. It lies in Paris 1er itself. Close by, Tour Eiffel is 3.2 km away, one of 2,185 within 15 km.

Where

In Paris 1er

inside the commune

How well known

Top 1%

#3 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Paris 1er

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (170 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Paris 1er

Musée du Louvre is in the commune of Paris 1er, with 1,558 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 Paris 1er

April to October are the warmest in Paris 1er, 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 1er, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Luxembourg station, 2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Paris 1er’s full climate →

About

Musée du Louvre

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 170 languages.

Musée du Louvre on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 170 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Paris 1er, Paris
Official site: louvre.fr

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

Plan your visit

HoursMon, Thu, Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed, Fri 09:00–21:00 · Jan 01, May 01, Dec 25 closed

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where it sits

The orange dot is Musée du Louvre; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns close to Musée du Louvre

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Paris 9e (57,271 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1 · It’s in this commune

Paris 1er

15,114 people

2 · 900 m northeast of it

Paris 2e

19,847 people

3 · 1.6 km south of it

Paris 6e

40,389 people

4 · 1.7 km east of it

Paris 4e

27,332 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée du Louvre is	People
Paris 1er	It’s in this commune	15,114
Paris 2e	900 m northeast of it	19,847
Paris 6e	1.6 km south of it	40,389
Paris 4e	1.7 km east of it	27,332
Paris 3e	1.7 km east of it	32,179
Paris 9e	1.8 km north of it	57,271
Paris 7e	1.9 km west of it	48,015
Paris 5e	2.1 km southeast of it	55,252

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

Make a day of it

Next door to Musée du Louvre

Within 15 km are 2,185 places, among them 5 attractions, 2 museums and a church.

AttractionTour Eiffel3.2 km west, in Paris 7e 2

MuseumMusée d'Orsay800 m west, in Paris 7e 3

AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1.3 km southeast, in Paris 4e 4

AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées2.6 km northwest, in Paris 8e 5MuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou1.1 km east, in Paris 4e 6

ChurchSainte-Chapelle800 m southeast, in Paris 1er 7

AttractionPalais Garnier1.3 km north, in Paris 9e 8

AttractionPalais-Royal300 m northwest, in Paris 1er

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

Questions before you go

Where is Musée du Louvre?

Musée du Louvre is in Paris 1er, in Paris (Île-de-France).

What is Musée du Louvre?

Art and archeology museum in Paris, France.

How well known is Musée du Louvre?

Musée du Louvre has 170 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée du Louvre?

April to October are the warmest months in Paris 1er, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée du Louvre?

Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (3.2 km), Musée d'Orsay (800 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1.3 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (2.6 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)

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
Sainte-Chapelle: Mathae, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais-Royal: Marie-Lan Nguyen, 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.