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Musée Jules-Verne

Musée Jules-Verne is a museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne in Nantes. Look also at Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 2.8 km away, first of 183 more within 15 km. Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Photo: Musée Jules-Verne, Jibi44 (CC BY 2.5)

Where

In Nantes

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#1,019 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 18–25°C

In brief

Museum in Nantes

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Nantes

Musée Jules-Verne is in the commune of Nantes, with 98 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Aim for May to October, when Nantes reaches 18–25°C.

Jan9° / 3°88 mm

Feb11° / 3°68 mm

Mar14° / 5°58 mm

Apr16° / 7°58 mm

May20° / 10°61 mm

Jun23° / 13°49 mm

Jul25° / 14°44 mm

Aug25° / 14°50 mm

Sep22° / 12°60 mm

Oct18° / 10°89 mm

Nov13° / 6°94 mm

Dec10° / 4°101 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nantes, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Nantes-Bouguenais station, 9.5 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nantes’ full climate →

About

Musée Jules-Verne

Museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne in Nantes, France.

Musée Jules-Verne is in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.

Musée Jules-Verne on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
Official site: julesverne.nantesmetropole.fr/home.html

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

Plan your visit

Before you go

Hours14:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Sat 10:00–12:00, 14:00–18:00 · Jul–Aug Every day 10:00–19:00

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

Where to find Musée Jules-Verne

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Musée Jules-Verne is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where people come from

The most populous of the 8 is Nantes, at 327,734. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Nantes

327,734 people

2 · 3.1 km southeast of it

Rezé

43,556 people

3 · 3.6 km southwest of it

Bouguenais

20,530 people

4 · 4 km northwest of it

Saint-Herblain

50,973 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée Jules-Verne is	People
Nantes	It’s in this commune	327,734
Rezé	3.1 km southeast of it	43,556
Bouguenais	3.6 km southwest of it	20,530
Saint-Herblain	4 km northwest of it	50,973
Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire	5.4 km east of it	28,596
Orvault	6.6 km north of it	28,534
Indre	6.7 km west of it	4,160
Les Sorinières	7.1 km southeast of it	9,275

Make a day of it

Around Musée Jules-Verne

There are 183 within 15 km, 4 attractions, 3 museums and a cathedral among them.

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul2.8 km northeast, in Nantes 2

AttractionChâteau des ducs de Bretagne2.7 km northeast, in Nantes 3

MuseumMusée d'Arts de Nantes3 km northeast, in Nantes 4

AttractionLes Machines de l'île1.1 km northeast, in Nantes 5

MuseumMaillé-Brézé700 m northeast, in Nantes 6

MuseumMusée départemental Thomas-Dobrée1.4 km northeast, in Nantes 7

AttractionPassage Pommeraye1.9 km northeast, in Nantes 8

AttractionMémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage1.3 km northeast, in Nantes

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

Questions people have about Musée Jules-Verne

Where is Musée Jules-Verne?

Musée Jules-Verne is in Nantes, in Loire-Atlantique (Pays de la Loire).

What is Musée Jules-Verne?

Museum dedicated to the French writer Jules Verne in Nantes, France.

How well known is Musée Jules-Verne?

Musée Jules-Verne has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée Jules-Verne?

May to October are the warmest months in Nantes, with afternoon highs of 18–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée Jules-Verne?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul (2.8 km), Château des ducs de Bretagne (2.7 km), Musée d'Arts de Nantes (3 km) and Les Machines de l'île (1.1 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 (9)

Musée Jules-Verne: Jibi44, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul: Eusebius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Château des ducs de Bretagne: Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Arts de Nantes: Vincent Valentin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Les Machines de l'île: User:Symac, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maillé-Brézé: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée départemental Thomas-Dobrée: Jibi44, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Passage Pommeraye: Julien Thibault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mémorial de l'abolition de l'esclavage: Jean-Marc Ayrault, CC BY 2.0, 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.