From Temple de la Gloire on: Orsay’s list
Among the places to visit in and near Orsay are 8 châteaux, 7 attractions and 5 museums. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 26 beyond the 3 in Orsay. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. The middle of town keeps 2 within 1 km. Beyond the town, Tour Eiffel sits 20 km away.
Start with these in Orsay
Next to Temple de la Gloire, the best known are 2 châteaux, a monastery and a garden.
MuseumMusée du Hurepoix4.3 km northeast, in PalaiseauBest 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.
Mapped
The outermost point is Galerie solidaire, at 4.4 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Orsay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 13; 7 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Orsay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All the places to visit
The town has 3; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 26 more.
Couvent franciscain de la Clarté-Dieu
Convent located in Essonne, in France.
Château de l'Ermitage
Town hall located in Seine-et-Oise department, France.
Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple de Vauhallan
Abbey located in Essonne, in France.
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12The 3 places in Orsay first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Top of the 12 day trips: Tour Eiffel, at 20 km.
AttractionTour Eiffel20 km northeast, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre21 km northeast, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles13 km northwest, in Versailles
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris21 km northeast, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay21 km northeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées21 km northeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile21 km north, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault20 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise24 km northeast, in Paris 20e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée22 km northeast, in Paris 8e
MuseumHerbier21 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionPanthéon20 km northeast, in Paris 5ePlaces within 40 km of Orsay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions before you go to Orsay
What is there to see in Orsay?
The first on our list in Orsay are Temple de la Gloire, Couvent franciscain de la Clarté-Dieu and Château de Corbeville. We list 3 places in town. Another 26 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Orsay?
7 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Hurepoix, Mus’X, Musée de l'Optométrie and Sciences ACO.
Which places in Orsay are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Orsay is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Temple de la Gloire.
What well-known places are within a day out of Orsay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (20 km), Musée du Louvre (21 km), Château de Versailles (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (21 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 Orsay, 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 (13)
- Musée du Hurepoix: Cyrilb1881, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mus’X: Ecole polytechnique from Paris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Optométrie: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Avenue des Champs-Élysées: SoWhat, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, 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.