Museum · Périgueux · Dordogne

Musée Vesunna

Visitors to Périgueux can see Musée Vesunna, a museum. Around it, within 5 km, are 26 more places on our list. Our list goes on with Cathédrale Saint-Front, 900 m away.

Photo: Musée Vesunna, Jack ma (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Périgueux

inside the commune

How well known

Top 4%

#1,261 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–27°C

In brief

Museum in Périgueux

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,261 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Périgueux

Musée Vesunna is in the commune of Périgueux, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

In Périgueux, April to October bring the warmest days: highs of 18–27°C.

Jan9° / 3°89 mm

Feb11° / 3°69 mm

Mar15° / 5°68 mm

Apr18° / 7°88 mm

May22° / 11°78 mm

Jun25° / 14°68 mm

Jul27° / 15°58 mm

Aug27° / 15°62 mm

Sep23° / 12°75 mm

Oct19° / 10°72 mm

Nov13° / 6°91 mm

Dec10° / 3°99 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Périgueux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the St Martin Rib. station, 28 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Périgueux’s full climate →

About

Musée Vesunna

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia.

Musée Vesunna on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Périgueux, Dordogne
Official site: perigueux-vesunna.fr/a-city-under-the-city

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

HoursOct–Mar: Tue–Fri 09:30–12:30, 13:30–17:00 · Oct–Mar: Sat, Sun 10:00–12:30, 14:30–18:00 · Apr–Jun, Sep: Tue–Fri 09:30–17:30 · Apr–Jun, Sep: Sat, Sun, public holidays 10:00–12:30, 14:30–18:00 · Jul–Aug: Every day, public holidays 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

Mapping Musée Vesunna

Orange marks Musée Vesunna, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Musée Vesunna

Périgueux, with 29,055 people, is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in this commune

Périgueux

29,055 people

2 · 1.9 km west of it

Coulounieix-Chamiers

7,832 people

3 · 4.1 km north of it

Champcevinel

3,126 people

4 · 4.3 km southeast of it

Boulazac Isle Manoire

10,759 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée Vesunna is	People
Périgueux	It’s in this commune	29,055
Coulounieix-Chamiers	1.9 km west of it	7,832
Champcevinel	4.1 km north of it	3,126
Boulazac Isle Manoire	4.3 km southeast of it	10,759
Trélissac	4.8 km northeast of it	7,372
Marsac-sur-l'Isle	5.1 km west of it	3,187
Chancelade	5.4 km northwest of it	4,468
Sanilhac	6.3 km south of it	4,757

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 67 more, including 2 châteaux, a cathedral and a museum.

1CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Front900 m northeast, in Périgueux 2

MuseumMusée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord1.1 km northeast, in Périgueux 3Archaeological siteArchaeological siteTour de Vésone100 m east, in Périgueux 4ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité300 m northeast, in Périgueux 5

AbbeyAbbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade4.7 km northwest, in Chancelade 6AttractionAttractionEschif900 m northeast, in Périgueux 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Lieu-Dieu5.1 km east, in Boulazac Isle Manoire 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau Barrière200 m north, in Périgueux

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

Before visiting Musée Vesunna

Where is Musée Vesunna?

Musée Vesunna is in Périgueux, in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).

What is Musée Vesunna?

Museum in France.

How well known is Musée Vesunna?

Musée Vesunna has 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,261 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Musée Vesunna?

April to October are the warmest months in Périgueux, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée Vesunna?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Front (900 m), Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord (1.1 km), Tour de Vésone (100 m) and Église Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité (300 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 (3)

Musée Vesunna: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art et d'archéologie du Périgord: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Chancelade: Père Igor, 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.