Musée Maurice-Dufresne
Musée Maurice-Dufresne is a technological history museum in Azay-le-Rideau. A short trip away is Château d'Azay-le-Rideau, 5.8 km off, the first of 81 within 15 km. It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.
Museum in Azay-le-Rideau
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 Azay-le-Rideau
Musée Maurice-Dufresne is in the commune of Azay-le-Rideau, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons and weather
The warmest stretch in Azay-le-Rideau is April to October, at 17–27°C in the afternoon.
Musée Maurice-Dufresne
Technological history museum in Azay-le-Rideau, France.
Musée Maurice-Dufresne is in Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire
- Official site
- musee-dufresne.com
Practical information
The area around Musée Maurice-Dufresne
The orange dot is Musée Maurice-Dufresne; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Azay-le-Rideau. · commune boundary: IGN
Staying near Musée Maurice-Dufresne
Chinon tops the 8 for size, at 8,144 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Azay-le-Rideau
Langeais
Cinq-Mars-la-Pile
Savonnières
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Musée Maurice-Dufresne is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Azay-le-Rideau | It’s in this commune | 3,438 |
| Langeais | 5.8 km north of it | 4,367 |
| Cinq-Mars-la-Pile | 9 km northeast of it | 4,015 |
| Savonnières | 14 km northeast of it | 3,392 |
| Artannes-sur-Indre | 15 km east of it | 2,795 |
| Chinon | 17 km southwest of it | 8,144 |
| Bourgueil | 17 km west of it | 3,631 |
| Luynes | 17 km northeast of it | 5,062 |
Around Musée Maurice-Dufresne
Within 15 km you can add 5 attractions, a museum and a garden.
AttractionChâteau d'Azay-le-Rideau5.8 km southeast, in Azay-le-Rideau2
AttractionChâteau de Langeais5.1 km north, in Langeais3AttractionAttractionChâteau d'Ussé8.5 km southwest, in Rigny-Ussé4AttractionAttractionChâteau de Villandry11 km northeast, in Villandry5MuseumMuseumChâteau de Saché12 km east, in Saché6GardenGardenJardins de la Chatonnière2 km east, in Azay-le-Rideau7AttractionAttractionPile de Cinq-Mars10 km northeast, in Cinq-Mars-la-Pile8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Cour-au-Berruyer2.7 km southeast, in CheilléWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Musée Maurice-Dufresne
Where is Musée Maurice-Dufresne?
Musée Maurice-Dufresne is in Azay-le-Rideau, in Indre-et-Loire (Centre-Val de Loire).
What is Musée Maurice-Dufresne?
Technological history museum in Azay-le-Rideau, France.
How well known is Musée Maurice-Dufresne?
Musée Maurice-Dufresne 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 Maurice-Dufresne?
April to October are the warmest months in Azay-le-Rideau, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée Maurice-Dufresne?
Within 15 km: Château d'Azay-le-Rideau (5.8 km), Château de Langeais (5.1 km), Château d'Ussé (8.5 km) and Château de Villandry (11 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 (3)
- Musée Maurice-Dufresne: Guy Courtois, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Azay-le-Rideau: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Langeais: 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.