Palais du Luxembourg
Palais du Luxembourg is a seat of the French Senate. Head to Paris 6e to see it. It has been a classé historic monument since 1848.
Château in Paris 6e
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#42 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 6e
Palais du Luxembourg is in the commune of Paris 6e, with 1,493 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1848; built in the 17th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00088653). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
Highs of 18–27°C mark April to October in Paris 6e.
Palais du Luxembourg
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 53 languages. Close by, Musée du Louvre is 1.4 km away, one of 2,189 within 15 km.
- Type
- Château
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1848
- Built
- 17th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 6e, Paris
Finding Palais du Luxembourg
Palais du Luxembourg is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 6e. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
Largest of the 8 is Paris 14e, home to 136,455. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Paris 6e
Paris 5e
Paris 1er
Paris 4e
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Palais du Luxembourg is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 6e | It’s in this commune | 40,389 |
| Paris 5e | 1.1 km southeast of it | 55,252 |
| Paris 1er | 1.6 km north of it | 15,114 |
| Paris 4e | 1.8 km northeast of it | 27,332 |
| Paris 7e | 2 km northwest of it | 48,015 |
| Paris 2e | 2.2 km north of it | 19,847 |
| Paris 14e | 2.3 km southwest of it | 136,455 |
| Paris 3e | 2.3 km northeast of it | 32,179 |
Also near Palais du Luxembourg
Among the 2,189 within 15 km are 6 attractions and 2 museums.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.3 km west, in Paris 7e3
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1 km northeast, in Paris 4e4
MuseumMusée d'Orsay1.5 km northwest, in Paris 7e5AttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault700 m southeast, in Paris 5e6
AttractionPanthéon700 m southeast, in Paris 5e7
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées3.4 km northwest, in Paris 8e8
AttractionUniversité Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne400 m east, in Paris 5eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Palais du Luxembourg
Where is Palais du Luxembourg?
Palais du Luxembourg is in Paris 6e, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Palais du Luxembourg?
Seat of the French Senate.
Is Palais du Luxembourg a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1848, Mérimée record PA00088653.
How well known is Palais du Luxembourg?
Palais du Luxembourg has 53 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #42 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Palais du Luxembourg?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 6e, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Palais du Luxembourg?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (1.4 km), Tour Eiffel (3.3 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1 km) and Musée d'Orsay (1.5 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 (7)
- Palais du Luxembourg: Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Université Paris-I-Panthéon-Sorbonne: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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