Museum · Croix · Nord

Villa Cavrois

Villa Cavrois is a large mansion built in 1932 for Paul Cavrois by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. Look for it in Croix. It has been a classé historic monument since 1990.

Photo: Villa Cavrois, Velvet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Croix

inside the commune

Historic monument

1990

Classé historic monument

How well known

Top 3%

#758 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Museum in Croix

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#758 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Croix

Villa Cavrois is in the commune of Croix, with 41 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1990; built in the 20th century (Mérimée record PA00107443). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

May to September are the warmest in Croix, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C.

Jan7° / 2°58 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr15° / 6°45 mm

May18° / 9°62 mm

Jun21° / 12°64 mm

Jul24° / 14°68 mm

Aug24° / 14°71 mm

Sep20° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°64 mm

Nov10° / 5°75 mm

Dec7° / 2°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Croix, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Lille-Lesquin station, 13 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Croix’s full climate →

About

Villa Cavrois

Articles on it exist in 9 languages. Within 15 km there are 293 more places to visit, starting with Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (3.4 km).

Villa Cavrois on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00107443 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type: Museum
Protection: Classé historic monument · 1990
Built: 20th century
Covered in: 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Croix, Nord
Official site: villa-cavrois.fr

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

HoursTue–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Jan 01, May 01, Dec 25 closed

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Villa Cavrois

Villa Cavrois sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Villa Cavrois

The most populous of the 8 is Roubaix, at 98,286. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Croix

20,566 people

2 · 1.9 km east of it

Hem

18,582 people

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Wasquehal

20,726 people

4 · 2.7 km northeast of it

Roubaix

98,286 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Villa Cavrois is	People
Croix	It’s in this commune	20,566
Hem	1.9 km east of it	18,582
Wasquehal	2.5 km northwest of it	20,726
Roubaix	2.7 km northeast of it	98,286
Lys-lez-Lannoy	3.4 km east of it	14,050
Villeneuve-d'Ascq	4.1 km south of it	62,868
Mouvaux	4.5 km northwest of it	13,369
Toufflers	4.7 km east of it	3,957

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 3 châteaux and a cathedral, among 293 within 15 km.

MuseumLille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut3.4 km south, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq 2

ChâteauChâteau de Flers4.1 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq 3

MuseumPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille8.2 km southwest, in Lille 4

CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille7.7 km west, in Lille 5ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sart2.5 km southwest, in Villeneuve-d'Ascq 6ChâteauChâteauCitadelle de Lille8.9 km west, in Lille 7

MuseumMusée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille8.2 km southwest, in Lille 8AttractionAttractionVieille Bourse7.8 km southwest, in Lille

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

Questions before you go

Where is Villa Cavrois?

Villa Cavrois is in Croix, in Nord (Hauts-de-France).

What is Villa Cavrois?

Large mansion built in 1932 for Paul Cavrois by French architect Robert Mallet-Stevens.

Is Villa Cavrois a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1990, Mérimée record PA00107443.

How well known is Villa Cavrois?

Villa Cavrois has 9 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #758 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Villa Cavrois?

May to September are the warmest months in Croix, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Villa Cavrois?

Within 15 km: Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut (3.4 km), Château de Flers (4.1 km), Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (8.2 km) and Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille (7.7 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 (6)

Villa Cavrois: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lille Métropole Musée d'Art moderne, d'Art contemporain et d'Art brut: Jean Housen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Flers: Jiel Beaumadier ( http://jiel.b.free.fr ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille: Christophe.Finot, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'Histoire naturelle de Lille: Velvet, 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.