Palais des ducs de Lorraine
Nancy counts Palais des ducs de Lorraine, a historic house, among its places to visit. Nearby, 58 more places to visit are within 5 km. It was listed in 1840 as a classé historic monument (in part).
Historic house in Nancy
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 Nancy
Palais des ducs de Lorraine is in the commune of Nancy, with 58 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument (in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1840; built in the 16th and 18th centuries (Mérimée record PA00106304). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The year in Nancy
Afternoons in Nancy reach 20–26°C from May to September.
Palais des ducs de Lorraine
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 6 languages. A short trip away is Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy, 400 m off.
- Type
- Historic house
- Protection
- Classé historic monument (in part) · 1840
- Built
- 16th and 18th centuries
- Covered in
- 6 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle
- Official site
- nancy.fr/culturelle/musee/html/musee_lorrain.php
Palais des ducs de Lorraine on the map
Orange is Palais des ducs de Lorraine; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Nancy. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Palais des ducs de Lorraine
The most populous of the 8 is Nancy, at 103,671. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Nancy
Malzéville
Maxéville
Saint-Max
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Palais des ducs de Lorraine is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | It’s in this commune | 103,671 |
| Malzéville | 1.7 km north of it | 7,820 |
| Maxéville | 2.1 km northwest of it | 10,090 |
| Saint-Max | 2.1 km east of it | 9,913 |
| Laxou | 2.7 km southwest of it | 14,771 |
| Essey-lès-Nancy | 3.3 km east of it | 8,670 |
| Tomblaine | 3.4 km southeast of it | 9,117 |
| Jarville-la-Malgrange | 3.6 km southeast of it | 9,356 |
Next door to Palais des ducs de Lorraine
Choose from 93 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, a cathedral and an attraction.
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy400 m south, in Nancy2
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy800 m southeast, in Nancy3
MuseumMusée de l'École de Nancy2.1 km southwest, in Nancy4
MuseumMuséum-aquarium de Nancy600 m southeast, in Nancy5
MuseumVilla Majorelle1.8 km southwest, in Nancy6
AttractionPorte Désilles500 m west, in Nancy7GardenGardenJardin Alexandre-Godron700 m east, in Nancy8
ChurchBasilique de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port12 km southeast, in Saint-Nicolas-de-PortWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Palais des ducs de Lorraine: questions
Where is Palais des ducs de Lorraine?
Palais des ducs de Lorraine is in Nancy, in Meurthe-et-Moselle (Grand Est).
What is Palais des ducs de Lorraine?
Museum in France.
Is Palais des ducs de Lorraine a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument (in part), since 1840, Mérimée record PA00106304.
How well known is Palais des ducs de Lorraine?
Palais des ducs de Lorraine 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 Palais des ducs de Lorraine?
May to September are the warmest months in Nancy, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Palais des ducs de Lorraine?
Within 15 km: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy (400 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy (800 m), Musée de l'École de Nancy (2.1 km) and Muséum-aquarium de Nancy (600 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 (8)
- Palais des ducs de Lorraine: Davitof, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy: photo uploaded by User:RicciSpeziari. Photographer: Riccardo Speziari, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation de Nancy: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'École de Nancy: Léna, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum-aquarium de Nancy: Ji-Elle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Villa Majorelle: cliché Damien Boyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Porte Désilles: Alexandre Prevot from Nancy, France, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique de Saint-Nicolas-de-Port: Antoine Taveneaux, 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.