Museum · Île-d'Aix · Charente-Maritime

Musée Napoléon

Visitors to Île-d'Aix can see Musée Napoléon, a museum. Another 17 places to visit lie within 5 km. Add Fort Boyard, 3.4 km away, to a visit.

Where

In Île-d'Aix

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Oct

highs of 19–25°C

In brief

Museum in Île-d'Aix

In Île-d'Aix

Musée Napoléon is in the commune of Île-d'Aix, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

If warmth matters, go May to October: Île-d'Aix reaches 19–25°C.

Jan10° / 4°78 mm

Feb11° / 3°55 mm

Mar14° / 5°56 mm

Apr17° / 7°63 mm

May20° / 11°54 mm

Jun23° / 14°44 mm

Jul25° / 15°43 mm

Aug25° / 15°44 mm

Sep23° / 12°67 mm

Oct19° / 10°86 mm

Nov14° / 6°100 mm

Dec11° / 4°90 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Île-d'Aix, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St-Laurent Pree-Inrae station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Île-d'Aix’s full climate →

About

Musée Napoléon

Museum.

Musée Napoléon is in Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime.

Musée Napoléon on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Museum
Commune: Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime
Official site: musees-nationaux-malmaison.fr/musees-napoleonien-africain/musee-et-collections/a-musee-napoleonien

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

Plan your visit

Opening times and entry

HoursApr–Sep 09:30–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · Oct Wed–Mon 09:30–12:30, 14:00–18:00 · Nov–Mar Wed–Mon 09:30–12:30, 14:00–17:00

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 Napoléon

On this map, Musée Napoléon is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

In size, Aytré comes first of the 8, with 9,746 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Île-d'Aix

186 people

2 · 7.6 km southeast of it

Fouras

4,148 people

3 · 9.6 km northeast of it

Châtelaillon-Plage

6,653 people

4 · 12 km northeast of it

Angoulins

4,240 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée Napoléon is	People
Île-d'Aix	It’s in this commune	186
Fouras	7.6 km southeast of it	4,148
Châtelaillon-Plage	9.6 km northeast of it	6,653
Angoulins	12 km northeast of it	4,240
Dolus-d'Oléron	13 km southwest of it	3,199
Saint-Georges-d'Oléron	14 km west of it	4,067
Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron	14 km southwest of it	6,633
Aytré	14 km north of it	9,746

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

Nearby, 50 places within 15 km include 4 forts, 2 châteaux and 2 museums.

1ChâteauChâteauFort Boyard3.4 km southwest, in Île-d'Aix 2FortFortFort Énet2.7 km southeast, in Fouras 3MuseumMuseumMusée africain de l'île d'Aix100 m south, in Île-d'Aix 4MuseumMuseumMusée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix100 m south, in Île-d'Aix 5FortFortFortifications d'Île d'Aix500 m south, in Île-d'Aix 6FortFortFort Liédot1.3 km northeast, in Île-d'Aix 7

FortFort de Fouras6.7 km southeast, in Fouras 8ChâteauChâteauFort Lupin13 km southeast, in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente

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

Musée Napoléon: common questions

Where is Musée Napoléon?

Musée Napoléon is in Île-d'Aix, in Charente-Maritime (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Musée Napoléon?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Musée Napoléon?

May to October are the warmest months in Île-d'Aix, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée Napoléon?

Within 15 km: Fort Boyard (3.4 km), Fort Énet (2.7 km), Musée africain de l'île d'Aix (100 m) and Musée napoléonien de l'île d'Aix (100 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 (1)

Fort de Fouras: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.