Musée du Petit Palais
Musée du Petit Palais is a museum and art gallery in Avignon, southern France. Look also at Palais des papes, 300 m away, first of 106 more within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 10 languages.
Museum in Avignon
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#660 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Avignon
Musée du Petit Palais is in the commune of Avignon, with 46 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
Expect highs of 20–32°C in Avignon from April to October.
Musée du Petit Palais
Museum and art gallery in Avignon, southern France.
Musée du Petit Palais is in Avignon, Vaucluse.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Avignon, Vaucluse
- Official site
- petit-palais.org
Getting in
Musée du Petit Palais and what surrounds it
Orange: Musée du Petit Palais.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Numbers: the places near it, as listed below. The dashed line is the commune of Avignon. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns around Musée du Petit Palais, by distance
With 92,188 people, Avignon is the largest of the 8. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
- 1Avignon
- 2Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
- 3Les Angles
- 4Le Pontet
- 5Rognonas
- 6Pujaut
- 7Barbentane
- 8Morières-lès-Avignon
Avignon
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Les Angles
Le Pontet
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée du Petit Palais is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Avignon | It’s in this commune | 92,188 |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 2.5 km northwest of it | 13,148 |
| Les Angles | 3.1 km west of it | 8,908 |
| Le Pontet | 4.6 km east of it | 18,386 |
| Rognonas | 5.9 km south of it | 4,261 |
| Pujaut | 6.5 km north of it | 3,982 |
| Barbentane | 7 km southwest of it | 4,266 |
| Morières-lès-Avignon | 7.7 km east of it | 9,019 |
Beyond Musée du Petit Palais
Around it, within 15 km, lie 106 more, including 3 museums, 2 attractions and a cathedral.
AttractionPalais des papes300 m southeast, in Avignon2AttractionAttractionPont d'Avignon100 m northwest, in Avignon3
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon200 m southeast, in Avignon4
MuseumMusée Calvet700 m south, in Avignon5
ChâteauPalais du Roure500 m south, in Avignon6GardenGardenJardin du rocher des Doms100 m east, in Avignon7
MuseumMusée Angladon700 m south, in Avignon8
MuseumMusée lapidaire d'Avignon800 m south, in AvignonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Musée du Petit Palais
Where is Musée du Petit Palais?
Musée du Petit Palais is in Avignon, in Vaucluse (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Musée du Petit Palais?
Museum and art gallery in Avignon, southern France.
How well known is Musée du Petit Palais?
Musée du Petit Palais has 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #660 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Musée du Petit Palais?
April to October are the warmest months in Avignon, with afternoon highs of 20–32°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée du Petit Palais?
Within 15 km: Palais des papes (300 m), Pont d'Avignon (100 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon (200 m) and Musée Calvet (700 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 Petit Palais: Herbert Frank from Wien (Vienna), AT, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais des papes: Jean-Marc Rosier (de/from http://www.cjrosier.com + http://www.gordes-immobilier.com ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-des-Doms d'Avignon: Rolf Süssbrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Calvet: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais du Roure: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Angladon: ell brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée lapidaire d'Avignon: Véronique PAGNIER, 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.