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Parc botanique de Launay

One of the places to visit in Bures-sur-Yvette is Parc botanique de Launay, a garden. Within 5 km there are 28 more places to visit. Top of the list nearby is Château de Versailles, 12 km away.

Where
In Bures-sur-Yvette
inside the commune
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 19–25°C
In brief

Garden in Bures-sur-Yvette

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Bures-sur-Yvette

Parc botanique de Launay is in the commune of Bures-sur-Yvette, with 28 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Which month to go

Warm weather in Bures-sur-Yvette runs May to September, with highs of 19–25°C.

Jan7° / 2°60 mm
Feb8° / 1°54 mm
Mar12° / 3°54 mm
Apr16° / 5°52 mm
May19° / 9°73 mm
Jun23° / 12°61 mm
Jul25° / 13°61 mm
Aug25° / 13°60 mm
Sep21° / 10°53 mm
Oct16° / 8°65 mm
Nov10° / 4°67 mm
Dec7° / 2°77 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bures-sur-Yvette, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Gometz-Le-Chat. station, 2.2 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bures-sur-Yvette’s full climate →
About

Parc botanique de Launay

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Parc botanique de Launay on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Garden
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Bures-sur-Yvette, Essonne
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Getting your bearings

The map puts Parc botanique de Launay in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Bures-sur-Yvette. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Les Ulis (25,886 people). Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Bures-sur-Yvette
  2. 2Orsay
  3. 3Les Ulis
  4. 4Gometz-le-Châtel
  5. 5Gif-sur-Yvette
  6. 6Villebon-sur-Yvette
  7. 7Saclay
  8. 8Villejust
1 · It’s in this commune

Bures-sur-Yvette

9,548 people

2 · 1.4 km southeast of it

Orsay

16,498 people

3 · 2 km south of it

Les Ulis

25,886 people

4 · 3.2 km southwest of it

Gometz-le-Châtel

2,630 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Parc botanique de Launay isPeople
Bures-sur-YvetteIt’s in this commune9,548
Orsay1.4 km southeast of it16,498
Les Ulis2 km south of it25,886
Gometz-le-Châtel3.2 km southwest of it2,630
Gif-sur-Yvette3.8 km west of it22,544
Villebon-sur-Yvette4.2 km east of it10,291
Saclay4.5 km north of it4,437
Villejust4.9 km southeast of it2,558
Make a day of it

Beyond Parc botanique de Launay

301 more lie within 15 km, 5 attractions, a museum and a cathedral among them.

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

Good to know about Parc botanique de Launay

Where is Parc botanique de Launay?

Parc botanique de Launay is in Bures-sur-Yvette, in Essonne (Île-de-France).

What is Parc botanique de Launay?

Garden in France.

How well known is Parc botanique de Launay?

Parc botanique de Launay has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Parc botanique de Launay?

May to September are the warmest months in Bures-sur-Yvette, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Parc botanique de Launay?

Within 15 km: Château de Versailles (12 km), Petit Trianon (14 km), Grand Trianon (14 km) and Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux (12 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 (6)

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.