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Attractions in Gif-sur-Yvette

Start with Château de l'Ermitage: the sights of Gif-sur-Yvette

Around Gif-sur-Yvette, the places to visit include 9 châteaux, 8 attractions and 5 museums. Mapped in Gif-sur-Yvette are 3 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 23. Travel 22 km and you reach Tour Eiffel.

Photo: Fondation de Coubertin, Musée de Coubertin (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Gif-sur-Yvette
3
inside the commune
Within 5 km
23
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
6
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
10
in town and nearby
Best known

Start with these in Gif-sur-Yvette

Along with Château de l'Ermitage, see 2 châteaux, a gallery and a garden.

ChâteauChâteauChâteau de l'Ermitagein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Buttonin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie aljancicin townGardenGardenParc botanique de Launay3.8 km east, in Bures-sur-YvetteMuseumFondation de Coubertin4.6 km west, in Saint-Rémy-lès-ChevreuseChâteauChâteau de Vaugien2.7 km west, in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.

Map

The places, mapped

The outermost point is Château de la Geneste, at 4.9 km.

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The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Gif-sur-Yvette; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN

By kind

What kind of places

The two biggest groups: châteaux or heritage sites (10) and other sights (8).

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 gallery1 in town · 5 nearby
Châteaux & heritage 9 châteaux · 1 house2 in town · 8 nearby
Gardens 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions0 in town · 8 nearby

Dark: in Gif-sur-Yvette. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.

Every place

Place after place

First the 3 in town, then the 23 within 5 km of its centre.

The 3 places in Gif-sur-Yvette first, then those within 5 km of its centre.

The history of Gif-sur-Yvette → · Parks and trails in Gif-sur-Yvette →

Further afield

Big names nearby

Best known of the 12 within reach is Tour Eiffel, at 22 km.

AttractionTour Eiffel22 km northeast, in Paris 7eAttractionChâteau de Versailles12 km north, in VersaillesMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre24 km northeast, in Paris 1erAttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris24 km northeast, in Paris 4eMuseumMusée d'Orsay24 km northeast, in Paris 7eAttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées24 km northeast, in Paris 8eAttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile24 km northeast, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault24 km northeast, in Paris 5eAttractionPalais de l'Élysée24 km northeast, in Paris 8eAttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise27 km northeast, in Paris 20eMuseumHerbier24 km northeast, in Paris 5eAttractionPlace de la Concorde24 km northeast, in Paris 8e

Places within 40 km of Gif-sur-Yvette with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.

Planning a visit to Gif-sur-Yvette

What is there to see in Gif-sur-Yvette?

The first on our list in Gif-sur-Yvette are Château de l'Ermitage, Château de Button and Galerie aljancic. We list 3 places in town. Another 23 are within 5 km of the centre.

Are there museums in or near Gif-sur-Yvette?

6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Galerie aljancic, Fondation de Coubertin, Musée Raymond-Devos and Musée de l'Optométrie.

What well-known places are within a day out of Gif-sur-Yvette?

The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (22 km), Château de Versailles (12 km), Musée du Louvre (24 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (24 km).

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Gif-sur-Yvette, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (14)

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.