Seeing Chelles? Begin at Abbaye Royale de Chelles
Visitors to Chelles can choose from 6 attractions, 5 châteaux and 4 museums. We list 3 places to visit in Chelles and 22 within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 2 of the places on the list. If you have a day, head to Tour Eiffel, 22 km away.
Highlights of Chelles
After Abbaye Royale de Chelles, look out for 2 attractions, a museum and a gallery.
MuseumMusée des transports urbains, interurbains et rurauxin townArt galleryArt galleryGalerie Éphémèrein town
AttractionChâteau de Champs-sur-Marne3.2 km south, in Champs-sur-MarneGardenGardenParc arboretum de Montfermeil2.4 km northwest, in MontfermeilAttractionAttractionMoulin Saulnier3.5 km southeast, in NoisielBest 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 around Chelles
At 4.8 km, Ile de Loisirs de Vaires - Torcy : l’espace baignade is the farthest one out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chelles; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The kinds on offer
Châteaux or heritage sites lead the count with 7; 6 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Chelles. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
After the 3 in town come 22 more within 5 km of its centre.
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10Le catalpa de Gournay-sur-Marne
Catalpa planted in 1782 in the garden of the castle of Gournay-sur-Marne.
The 3 places in Chelles first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
Allow a day for Tour Eiffel, 22 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel22 km west, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre19 km west, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris18 km west, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay20 km west, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées21 km west, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise15 km west, in Paris 20e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile22 km west, in Paris 8eTheme parkTheme parkDisneyland Paris13 km east, in Chessy
AttractionChâteau de Versailles36 km west, in VersaillesAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault19 km west, in Paris 5e
MuseumHerbier18 km west, in Paris 5eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou18 km west, in Paris 4ePlaces within 40 km of Chelles with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Chelles: questions
What is there to see in Chelles?
The first on our list in Chelles are Abbaye Royale de Chelles, Musée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux and Galerie Éphémère. We list 3 places in town. Another 22 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chelles?
6 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux, Galerie Éphémère, Musée du Travail and Musée Eugène-Carrière.
Which places in Chelles are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Chelles is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Abbaye Royale de Chelles.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chelles?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (22 km), Musée du Louvre (19 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (18 km), Musée d'Orsay (20 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 Chelles, 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 (12)
- Musée des transports urbains, interurbains et ruraux: Scanné par Claude Shoshany, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Champs-sur-Marne: besopha, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Incroyables Comestibles: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Brou: Lomita, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, 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
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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