Museum · Cappelle-la-Grande · Nord

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences

Look for Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences, a museum, in Cappelle-la-Grande. Within 5 km there are 13 more places to visit. The first name on our list around it is Beffroi de Dunkerque, 4.4 km away.

Where

In Cappelle-la-Grande

inside the commune

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Cappelle-la-Grande

In Cappelle-la-Grande

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences is in the commune of Cappelle-la-Grande, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Aim for June to September, when Cappelle-la-Grande reaches 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 3°54 mm

Feb8° / 4°45 mm

Mar10° / 5°42 mm

Apr13° / 7°37 mm

May16° / 11°46 mm

Jun19° / 13°55 mm

Jul21° / 16°59 mm

Aug22° / 16°64 mm

Sep19° / 14°65 mm

Oct16° / 10°73 mm

Nov11° / 7°80 mm

Dec8° / 4°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cappelle-la-Grande, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Dunkerque station, 6.7 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cappelle-la-Grande’s full climate →

About

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences

Museum.

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences is in Cappelle-la-Grande, Nord.

Type: Museum
Commune: Cappelle-la-Grande, Nord
Official site: le-plus.fr

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

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 Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences

Find Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences

With 86,263 people, Dunkerque is the largest of the 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Cappelle-la-Grande

7,839 people

2 · 3.2 km northeast of it

Coudekerque-Branche

20,787 people

3 · 4.3 km north of it

Dunkerque

86,263 people

4 · 4.9 km northwest of it

Grande-Synthe

20,239 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences is	People
Cappelle-la-Grande	It’s in this commune	7,839
Coudekerque-Branche	3.2 km northeast of it	20,787
Dunkerque	4.3 km north of it	86,263
Grande-Synthe	4.9 km northwest of it	20,239
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village	5.3 km northeast of it	8,247
Bergues	5.7 km southeast of it	3,525
Hoymille	6.3 km southeast of it	3,259
Leffrinckoucke	8.2 km northeast of it	4,078

Make a day of it

While you are near Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences

Within 15 km you can add 3 attractions, 3 museums and an abbey.

1AttractionAttractionBeffroi de Dunkerque4.4 km north, in Dunkerque 2AttractionAttractionDuchesse Anne4.6 km north, in Dunkerque 3

MuseumMusée portuaire de Dunkerque4.7 km north, in Dunkerque 4AttractionAttractionSandettié4.7 km north, in Dunkerque 5AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Winoc de Bergues6 km southeast, in Bergues 6

MuseumFort des Dunes8.5 km northeast, in Leffrinckoucke 7

Art galleryMusée des Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque4.6 km north, in Dunkerque 8

MuseumLieu d'art et action contemporaine de Dunkerque5.7 km north, in Dunkerque

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

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences in questions

Where is Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences?

Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences is in Cappelle-la-Grande, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences?

June to September are the warmest months in Cappelle-la-Grande, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Palais de l'Univers et des Sciences?

Within 15 km: Beffroi de Dunkerque (4.4 km), Duchesse Anne (4.6 km), Musée portuaire de Dunkerque (4.7 km) and Sandettié (4.7 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 (4)

Musée portuaire de Dunkerque: Grumpy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort des Dunes: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lieu d'art et action contemporaine de Dunkerque: Claus Ableiter, 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.