Palais de l'Élysée
Palais de l'Élysée is an official residence of the President. Visitors find it in Paris 8e. It has been a classé historic monument since 2017.
Attraction in Paris 8e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#18 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (66 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 8e
Palais de l'Élysée is in the commune of Paris 8e, with 1,426 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2017; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00088876). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Paris 8e peak at 18–27°C, April to October.
Palais de l'Élysée
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 66 languages. There are 2,210 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Tour Eiffel (2.1 km).
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2017
- Built
- 18th century
- Covered in
- 66 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 8e, Paris
- Official site
- elysee.fr/exposition/patrimoine#palais-evreux
Palais de l'Élysée on the map
The places near Palais de l'Élysée are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 8e. · commune boundary: IGN
Bases near Palais de l'Élysée
Paris 18e, with 183,127 people, is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.
Paris 8e
Paris 7e
Paris 17e
Paris 1er
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Palais de l'Élysée is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 8e | It’s in this commune | 35,317 |
| Paris 7e | 1.6 km south of it | 48,015 |
| Paris 17e | 1.9 km north of it | 159,212 |
| Paris 1er | 1.9 km southeast of it | 15,114 |
| Paris 9e | 1.9 km northeast of it | 57,271 |
| Paris 2e | 2.3 km east of it | 19,847 |
| Paris 6e | 2.7 km southeast of it | 40,389 |
| Paris 18e | 3.1 km northeast of it | 183,127 |
Close to Palais de l'Élysée
Among the 2,210 within 15 km are 6 attractions and 2 museums.
AttractionTour Eiffel2.1 km southwest, in Paris 7e2MuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre1.9 km southeast, in Paris 1er3
MuseumMusée d'Orsay1.4 km southeast, in Paris 7e4
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées800 m west, in Paris 8e5
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris3.2 km southeast, in Paris 4e6
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile1.6 km west, in Paris 8e7
AttractionPlace de la Concorde700 m southeast, in Paris 8e8AttractionAttractionAssemblée nationale1 km south, in Paris 7eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Palais de l'Élysée: the answers
Where is Palais de l'Élysée?
Palais de l'Élysée is in Paris 8e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Palais de l'Élysée?
Official residence of the President of France.
Is Palais de l'Élysée a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2017, Mérimée record PA00088876.
How well known is Palais de l'Élysée?
Palais de l'Élysée has 66 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #18 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Palais de l'Élysée?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 8e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Palais de l'Élysée?
Within 15 km: Tour Eiffel (2.1 km), Musée du Louvre (1.9 km), Musée d'Orsay (1.4 km) and Avenue des Champs-Élysées (800 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 (7)
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 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.