Musée national de Préhistoire
Set in Les Eyzies, Musée national de Préhistoire is a museum. Add any of 14 more places within 5 km to a visit. Grotte de Font-de-Gaume, 1 km off, heads what is near.
Museum in Les Eyzies
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#459 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Les Eyzies
Musée national de Préhistoire is in the commune of Les Eyzies, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons in Les Eyzies
In Les Eyzies, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 17–27°C.
Musée national de Préhistoire
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 13 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Covered in
- 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Les Eyzies, Dordogne
- Official site
- musee-prehistoire-eyzies.fr
Address and hours
- EntryA fee is charged
The map
Musée national de Préhistoire sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Les Eyzies. · commune boundary: IGN
Nearby towns
Sarlat-la-Canéda, with 8,763 people, is the largest of the 5. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Les Eyzies
Le Bugue
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Montignac-Lascaux
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Musée national de Préhistoire is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Les Eyzies | It’s in this commune | 1,134 |
| Le Bugue | 6.9 km west of it | 2,663 |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 17 km east of it | 8,763 |
| Montignac-Lascaux | 19 km northeast of it | 2,762 |
| Lalinde | 24 km southwest of it | 2,931 |
Places to add to Musée national de Préhistoire
Within 15 km are 115 places, among them 4 attractions, 2 châteaux and a museum.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Musée national de Préhistoire
Where is Musée national de Préhistoire?
Musée national de Préhistoire is in Les Eyzies, in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Musée national de Préhistoire?
Museum in France.
How well known is Musée national de Préhistoire?
Musée national de Préhistoire has 13 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #459 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Musée national de Préhistoire?
April to October are the warmest months in Les Eyzies, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Musée national de Préhistoire?
Within 15 km: Grotte de Font-de-Gaume (1 km), Grotte des Combarelles I (2.4 km), Abri de la Madeleine (3.9 km) and Château de Commarque (6.9 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).
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.