Palais-Royal
Palais-Royal is a palace and an associated garden located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Paris 1er is where it stands. Since 2021 it has been a classé historic monument.
Attraction in Paris 1er
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#48 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Paris 1er
Palais-Royal is in the commune of Paris 1er, with 1,549 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 2021; built in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (Mérimée record PA00085993). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The climate through the year
From April to October, Paris 1er sees highs of 18–27°C.
Palais-Royal
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 51 languages. Our list has 2,187 more places within 15 km; first among them is Musée du Louvre, at 300 m.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 2021
- Built
- 17th, 18th and 19th centuries
- Covered in
- 51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Paris 1er, Paris
- Official site
- domaine-palais-royal.fr
Map of Palais-Royal and nearby
The map puts Palais-Royal in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Paris 1er. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns
Home to 57,271 people, Paris 9e is the largest of these 8. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Paris 1er
Paris 2e
Paris 9e
Paris 6e
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Palais-Royal is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Paris 1er | It’s in this commune | 15,114 |
| Paris 2e | 900 m northeast of it | 19,847 |
| Paris 9e | 1.6 km north of it | 57,271 |
| Paris 6e | 1.8 km south of it | 40,389 |
| Paris 3e | 1.8 km east of it | 32,179 |
| Paris 7e | 1.9 km southwest of it | 48,015 |
| Paris 4e | 1.9 km southeast of it | 27,332 |
| Paris 8e | 2.1 km northwest of it | 35,317 |
Make a day of it near Palais-Royal
Choose from 2,187 places within 15 km, such as 5 attractions and 3 museums.
AttractionTour Eiffel3.1 km west, in Paris 7e3
MuseumMusée d'Orsay800 m southwest, in Paris 7e4
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris1.6 km southeast, in Paris 4e5
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées2.4 km west, in Paris 8e6
AttractionPalais Garnier1 km north, in Paris 9e7
AttractionPlace de la Concorde1.1 km west, in Paris 8e8MuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou1.2 km east, in Paris 4eWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Palais-Royal
Where is Palais-Royal?
Palais-Royal is in Paris 1er, in Paris (Île-de-France).
What is Palais-Royal?
Palace and an associated garden located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Is Palais-Royal a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 2021, Mérimée record PA00085993.
How well known is Palais-Royal?
Palais-Royal has 51 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #48 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Palais-Royal?
April to October are the warmest months in Paris 1er, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Palais-Royal?
Within 15 km: Musée du Louvre (300 m), Tour Eiffel (3.1 km), Musée d'Orsay (800 m) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (1.6 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-Royal: Marie-Lan Nguyen, 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
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, 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.