The one to see in Rueil-Malmaison: Château de Malmaison
Among the places to visit in and near Rueil-Malmaison are 20 museums, 10 châteaux and 9 attractions. The commune itself has 10 places on our list; 66 others are within 5 km of its centre. France lists 2 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. 5 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. Set 8.3 km out, Tour Eiffel makes a day trip.
First stops in Rueil-Malmaison
Château de Malmaison aside, the next best known are 3 museums, a château and an attraction.
ChâteauChâteau de la Petite Malmaisonin townMuseumMuseumMusée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préauin townMuseumMuseumMusée des Gardes suissesin townAttractionAttractionChâteau de Bois-Préauin town
MuseumMusée d'Histoire locale de Rueil-Malmaisonin 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 to find them
At the edge of the map sits Bois de Boulogne, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Rueil-Malmaison; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
By kind
22 are museums or galleries; châteaux or heritage sites come next with 12.
Dark: in Rueil-Malmaison. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Full list of places
76 places in all: 10 in town and 66 within 5 km of its centre.
Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau
French museum in the Château de Malmaison, near Paris, and focused on the Napoleonic period.
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15Mémorial de la France combattante
Monument to the combatants, resistants and deportees.
16Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre
Cathedral located in Hauts-de-Seine, in France.
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19Forteresse du Mont-Valérien
Military fortress on Mont Valérien in Suresnes, France.
Parc de Saint-Cloud
Park is located on the site of the Château de Saint-Cloud.
Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO
Museum dedicated to Sufism.
Jardins de Mademoiselle de La Vallière
Garden in Carrières-sur-Seine, France.
The 10 places in Rueil-Malmaison first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 66.
The history of Rueil-Malmaison → · Parks and trails in Rueil-Malmaison →
The wider area
Top of the 12 day trips: Tour Eiffel, at 8.3 km.
AttractionTour Eiffel8.3 km east, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre11 km east, in Paris 1er
MuseumMusée d'Orsay11 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles9 km southwest, in Versailles
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris12 km east, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées8.9 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile8.1 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée9.7 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionChamp-de-Mars8.6 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde10 km east, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionAssemblée nationale9.9 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionPalais Garnier11 km east, in Paris 9ePlaces within 40 km of Rueil-Malmaison with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Rueil-Malmaison
What is there to see in Rueil-Malmaison?
The first on our list in Rueil-Malmaison are Château de Malmaison, Château de la Petite Malmaison, Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau and Musée des Gardes suisses. We list 10 places in town. Another 66 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Rueil-Malmaison?
22 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau, Musée des Gardes suisses, Musée d'Histoire locale de Rueil-Malmaison and Atelier Grognard.
Which places in Rueil-Malmaison are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Rueil-Malmaison are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de la Petite Malmaison and Musée des Gardes suisses.
What well-known places are within a day out of Rueil-Malmaison?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (8.3 km), Musée du Louvre (11 km), Musée d'Orsay (11 km), Château de Versailles (9 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 Rueil-Malmaison, 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 (29)
- Château de la Petite Malmaison: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire locale de Rueil-Malmaison: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arche de la Défense: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bois de Boulogne: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hippodrome de Longchamp: DPA DPA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mémorial de la France combattante: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Sainte-Geneviève-et-Saint-Maurice de Nanterre: The original uploader was Spedona at French Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Fournaise: Rédacteur Tibet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Forteresse du Mont-Valérien: Polymagou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée départemental Albert-Kahn: Salix, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'histoire urbaine et sociale de Suresnes: Copyleft, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Longchamp: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Croissy: Mypouss ( Pymouss ), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Avelines: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Paul-Belmondo: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cneai =: Adamm78, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Grand Siècle: CD92/Jean-Luc Dolmaire, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillon de musique: Jean-Marie Hullot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Orsay: Cheng-en Cheng from Taichung City, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- 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
- Champ-de-Mars: Mattgirling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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