Attraction · Moulins-lès-Metz · Moselle

Prison Island

One of the places to visit in Moulins-lès-Metz is Prison Island, an attraction. There are 47 other places to visit inside 5 km. Our list goes on with Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz, 5.5 km away.

Where

In Moulins-lès-Metz

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–26°C

In brief

Attraction in Moulins-lès-Metz

In Moulins-lès-Metz

Prison Island is in the commune of Moulins-lès-Metz, with 47 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

Expect highs of 20–26°C in Moulins-lès-Metz from May to September.

Jan5° / 0°62 mm

Feb7° / 0°56 mm

Mar12° / 2°51 mm

Apr16° / 5°45 mm

May20° / 9°57 mm

Jun24° / 12°56 mm

Jul26° / 14°60 mm

Aug26° / 14°59 mm

Sep21° / 10°62 mm

Oct15° / 7°65 mm

Nov9° / 4°65 mm

Dec6° / 1°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Moulins-lès-Metz, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Metz-Frescaty station, 3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Moulins-lès-Metz’s full climate →

About

Prison Island

Attraction.

Prison Island is in Moulins-lès-Metz, Moselle.

Type: Attraction
Commune: Moulins-lès-Metz, Moselle
Official site: prisonisland-metz.com

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

HoursWed 14:00–21:00 · Thu 17:00–22:00 · Fri 17:00–23:00 · Sat 10:00–23:00 · Sun 10:00–20:00 · SH Tue 14:00–21:00 · SH Thu 14:00–22:00 · SH Fri 14:00–23:00

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 Prison Island

Prison Island is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Metz (122,572 people). The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.

1 · It’s in this commune

Moulins-lès-Metz

5,265 people

2 · 2.6 km north of it

Scy-Chazelles

2,753 people

3 · 2.8 km east of it

Montigny-lès-Metz

21,718 people

4 · 3.6 km southeast of it

Marly

10,286 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Prison Island is	People
Moulins-lès-Metz	It’s in this commune	5,265
Scy-Chazelles	2.6 km north of it	2,753
Montigny-lès-Metz	2.8 km east of it	21,718
Marly	3.6 km southeast of it	10,286
Ars-sur-Moselle	3.6 km west of it	4,616
Longeville-lès-Metz	3.8 km northeast of it	4,102
Le Ban-Saint-Martin	4.6 km northeast of it	4,684
Metz	5.8 km northeast of it	122,572

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Prison Island

Also close at hand are 3 museums, a cathedral and a château, among 180 within 15 km.

1CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz5.5 km northeast, in Metz 2

MuseumCentre Pompidou-Metz5.1 km northeast, in Metz 3

ChâteauPorte des Allemands5.9 km northeast, in Metz 4FortFortÉglise Saint-Quentin2.7 km north, in Scy-Chazelles 5GardenGardenJardin botanique de Metz3.7 km northeast, in Montigny-lès-Metz 6

MuseumMusée de la Cour d'Or5.7 km northeast, in Metz 7

MuseumMaison de Robert Schuman2.6 km north, in Scy-Chazelles 8AttractionAttractionAbbaye de Saint-Arnould5.1 km northeast, in Metz

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

Questions about Prison Island

Where is Prison Island?

Prison Island is in Moulins-lès-Metz, in Moselle (Grand Est).

What is Prison Island?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Prison Island?

May to September are the warmest months in Moulins-lès-Metz, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Prison Island?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz (5.5 km), Centre Pompidou-Metz (5.1 km), Porte des Allemands (5.9 km) and Église Saint-Quentin (2.7 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)

Centre Pompidou-Metz: Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Porte des Allemands: Marc Ryckaert ( MJJR ), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la Cour d'Or: user:Diligent, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Maison de Robert Schuman: TCY, 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.