Musée du Nouveau Monde
Musée du Nouveau Monde is a history museum devoted to relations between La Rochelle and the Americas, housed in the Hôtel Fleuriau. Visitors find it in La Rochelle. Top of the 76 other places within 15 km is Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle, 200 m off.
Museum in La Rochelle
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 La Rochelle
Musée du Nouveau Monde is in the commune of La Rochelle, with 42 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in La Rochelle peak at 18–25°C, May to October.
Musée du Nouveau Monde
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
- Official site
- museedunouveaumonde.larochelle.fr
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
The way to Musée du Nouveau Monde
On this map, Musée du Nouveau Monde is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of La Rochelle. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Musée du Nouveau Monde
The most populous of the 8 is La Rochelle, at 79,851. The list runs from its own town outward.
La Rochelle
Lagord
Puilboreau
Aytré
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée du Nouveau Monde is | People |
|---|---|---|
| La Rochelle | It’s in this commune | 79,851 |
| Lagord | 2.4 km north of it | 7,802 |
| Puilboreau | 3.5 km northeast of it | 6,765 |
| Aytré | 3.7 km southeast of it | 9,746 |
| Périgny | 4.2 km east of it | 8,877 |
| L'Houmeau | 4.2 km northwest of it | 3,000 |
| Nieul-sur-Mer | 5.2 km north of it | 5,811 |
| Saint-Xandre | 6.2 km northeast of it | 5,677 |
Beyond Musée du Nouveau Monde
3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral are among the 76 within 15 km.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle100 m northwest, in La Rochelle4
MuseumMusée d'Orbigny Bernon300 m west, in La Rochelle5
AquariumAquarium de La Rochelle900 m south, in La Rochelle6
MuseumMuséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle400 m north, in La Rochelle7
AttractionTour Saint-Nicolas700 m south, in La Rochelle8
AttractionTour de la Chaîne700 m south, in La RochelleWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Musée du Nouveau Monde
Where is Musée du Nouveau Monde?
Musée du Nouveau Monde is in La Rochelle, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Musée du Nouveau Monde?
History museum devoted to relations between La Rochelle and the Americas, housed in the Hôtel Fleuriau.
How well known is Musée du Nouveau Monde?
Musée du Nouveau Monde 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 Nouveau Monde?
May to October are the warmest months in La Rochelle, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée du Nouveau Monde?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de La Rochelle (200 m), Château Vauclair (200 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle (100 m) and Musée d'Orbigny Bernon (300 m).
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 du Nouveau Monde: Tux-Man, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle: ROZE Sébastien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orbigny Bernon: World Imaging, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium de La Rochelle: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de La Rochelle: Tux-Man, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Saint-Nicolas: Brice Rothschild, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour de la Chaîne: William Scot, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.