Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne
Cathedral located in Guyane, in France.
Attractions in Cayenne
Photo: Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie, Lydav (CC BY-SA 3.0)Cayenne to see, Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne first
Museums or galleries make up 7 of the 11 places on the list. All of them are inside Cayenne; none lie just outside. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Walking distance covers 7 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. Allow a day for Zoo de Guyane, 17 km off.
In Cayenne
11
inside the commune
Within 5 km
0
in the communes around
Museums & galleries
7
in town and nearby
Châteaux & heritage
2
in town and nearby
Historic monuments
1
in town, listed (Mérimée)
Best known
The best known in Cayenne
Next to Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne, the best known are 3 museums, a château and a garden.
CathedralCathedralCathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayennein townChâteauChâteauFort Cépérouin townGardenGardenJardin botanique de Cayennein town
MuseumMusée départemental Alexandre-Franconiein town
MuseumMaison-musée de Félix Ébouéin town
MuseumMusée des cultures guyanaisesin town
MuseumMusée départemental Alexandre-Franconiein townMuseumMaison-musée de Félix Ébouéin townMuseumMusée des cultures guyanaisesin 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.
Map
The places, mapped
Musée du bagne marks the outer edge, 48 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cayenne; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
What they are
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (7) and châteaux or heritage sites (2).
Museums & galleries 6 museums · 1 gallery7 in town
Châteaux & heritage 1 cathedral · 1 château2 in town
Gardens 1 garden1 in town
Other attractions 1 attraction1 in town
Dark: in Cayenne. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place
Every place to visit in and near Cayenne
All 11 are inside Cayenne.
The 11 places in Cayenne first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further afield
Around the region
Out of town, the name to know is Zoo de Guyane, 17 km away.
Places within 40 km of Cayenne with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Cayenne: your questions
What is there to see in Cayenne?
The first on our list in Cayenne are Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne, Fort Cépérou, Jardin botanique de Cayenne and Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie. We list 11 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Cayenne?
7 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie, Maison-musée de Félix Éboué, Musée des cultures guyanaises and Herbier de Guyane.
Which places in Cayenne are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Cayenne is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur de Cayenne.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cayenne?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Zoo de Guyane (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 Cayenne, 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 (4)
- Musée départemental Alexandre-Franconie: Lydav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison-musée de Félix Éboué: Lydav, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des cultures guyanaises: Ayshka Sene, Sophie Fuggle, Claire Reddleman, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zoo de Guyane: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.