Seeing Palaiseau? Begin at Musée du Hurepoix
Palaiseau and its surroundings hold 7 châteaux, 6 museums and 3 galleries. There are 6 places to visit in Palaiseau, and 20 more within 5 km of its centre. 5 stand within 1 km of the centre, close enough to walk between. Go 16 km out for Tour Eiffel.
The first to see in Palaiseau
Following Musée du Hurepoix are 2 forts, a museum and a château.
MuseumMusée du Hurepoixin town
MuseumMus’Xin townChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Ardenayin townFortFortFort de Palaiseauin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie solidairein townFortFortLa Batterie de la Pointein townBest 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.
Where each one is
Furthest out is Grange aux Fraises, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Palaiseau; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
There are more châteaux or heritage sites (12) than anything else, then museums or galleries (9).
Dark: in Palaiseau. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
In town there are 6, and the list adds 20 more within 5 km of its centre.
Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple de Vauhallan
Abbey located in Essonne, in France.
Arboretum municipal de Verrières-le-Buisson
Botanical garden in France.
13Couvent franciscain de la Clarté-Dieu
Convent located in Essonne, in France.
The 6 places in Palaiseau first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Palaiseau → · Parks and trails in Palaiseau →
Within a day
Top of the 12 day trips: Tour Eiffel, at 16 km.
AttractionTour Eiffel16 km north, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre18 km northeast, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles13 km northwest, in Versailles
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris17 km northeast, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay17 km north, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées18 km north, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile18 km north, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault17 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise20 km northeast, in Paris 20e
MuseumHerbier17 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée18 km north, in Paris 8e
AttractionPanthéon17 km northeast, in Paris 5ePlaces within 40 km of Palaiseau with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Palaiseau
What is there to see in Palaiseau?
The first on our list in Palaiseau are Musée du Hurepoix, Mus’X, Château d'Ardenay and Fort de Palaiseau. We list 6 places in town. Another 20 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Palaiseau?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée du Hurepoix, Mus’X, Galerie solidaire and Musée de l'outil.
What well-known places are within a day out of Palaiseau?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (16 km), Musée du Louvre (18 km), Château de Versailles (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (17 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 Palaiseau, 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'outil: 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
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, 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.