Musée du Temps
In Besançon stands Musée du Temps, a museum. 61 more places to visit are within 5 km. Around it, Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (400 m) comes first on our list.
Museum in Besançon
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 Besançon
Musée du Temps is in the commune of Besançon, with 61 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Besançon
In Besançon, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 20–26°C.
Musée du Temps
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Besançon, Doubs
- Official site
- mdt.besancon.fr
Practical details
- EntryA fee is charged
The map
Orange shows Musée du Temps; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Besançon. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns within reach of Musée du Temps
Home to 118,489 people, Besançon is the largest of these 8. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Besançon
École-Valentin
Thise
Miserey-Salines
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée du Temps is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Besançon | It’s in this commune | 118,489 |
| École-Valentin | 5 km northwest of it | 2,579 |
| Thise | 6.1 km northeast of it | 2,994 |
| Miserey-Salines | 6.8 km northwest of it | 2,661 |
| Saône | 6.9 km east of it | 3,195 |
| Les Auxons | 8.8 km northwest of it | 2,533 |
| Ornans | 17 km southeast of it | 4,419 |
| Saint-Vit | 17 km west of it | 5,133 |
Nearby, too
97 more lie within 15 km, 3 forts, 2 châteaux and a cathedral among them.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon600 m northwest, in Besançon3
ChâteauCitadelle de Besançon900 m southeast, in Besançon4FortFortPorte taillée1.2 km southeast, in Besançon5FortFortFort de Planoise4.5 km southwest, in Besançon6Historic houseHistoric housePalais Granvelle100 m southwest, in Besançon7FortFortFort de Beauregard900 m northeast, in Besançon8ChâteauChâteauFort de Bregille1.3 km east, in BesançonWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Musée du Temps
Where is Musée du Temps?
Musée du Temps is in Besançon, in Doubs (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
What is Musée du Temps?
Museum in France.
How well known is Musée du Temps?
Musée du Temps 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 Temps?
May to September are the warmest months in Besançon, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée du Temps?
Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Besançon (400 m), Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon (600 m), Citadelle de Besançon (900 m) and Porte taillée (1.2 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 (2)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon: Wikipedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Citadelle de Besançon: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.