One to see in Saclay: Fort de Villeras
Saclay and its surroundings hold 12 châteaux, 11 attractions and 9 museums. Only one place to visit is in Saclay, but 38 more are within 5 km of its centre. Go 16 km out for Tour Eiffel.
What Saclay is known for
The list goes on from Fort de Villeras to 2 museums, a garden and an abbey.
MuseumMusée français de la photographie4.6 km northeast, in BièvresGardenGardenParc botanique de Launay4.5 km south, in Bures-sur-Yvette
MuseumMusée de la toile de Jouy3.4 km northwest, in Jouy-en-JosasAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple de Vauhallan2.6 km southeast, in Vauhallan
ChâteauChâteau de Jouy-en-Josas2.4 km north, in Jouy-en-JosasBest 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.
The lie of the land
At the edge of the map sits Château du Haut-Buc, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saclay; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Count 15 châteaux or heritage sites and 11 other sights.
Dark: in Saclay. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
After the one in town come 38 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée français de la photographie
Museum in Bièvres, France.
Abbaye Saint-Louis-du-Temple de Vauhallan
Abbey located in Essonne, in France.
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10Abbaye Notre-Dame-du-Val-Profond
Abbey located in Essonne, in France.
The one place in Saclay, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Most famous of the 12 is Tour Eiffel, 16 km from the centre.
AttractionTour Eiffel16 km northeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles8 km northwest, in VersaillesMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre18 km northeast, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris18 km northeast, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay17 km northeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées17 km northeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile17 km northeast, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault17 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée18 km northeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise21 km northeast, in Paris 20e
MuseumHerbier18 km northeast, in Paris 5e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde18 km northeast, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Saclay with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Saclay: questions and answers
What is there to see in Saclay?
The one place mapped in Saclay is Fort de Villeras. We list 1 place in town. Another 38 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Saclay?
10 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée français de la photographie, Musée de la toile de Jouy, Maison de Léon et Jeanne Blum and Musée de l'outil.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saclay?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (16 km), Château de Versailles (8 km), Musée du Louvre (18 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (18 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 Saclay, 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 (16)
- Musée français de la photographie: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la toile de Jouy: ℍenry Salomé (Jaser !) 06:22, 3 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Jouy-en-Josas: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de Léon et Jeanne Blum: ℍenry Salomé (Jaser !) 06:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'outil: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mus’X: Ecole polytechnique from Paris, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, 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
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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