What to see in Drancy, from Mémorial de la Shoah on
Among the places to visit in and near Drancy are 15 attractions, 11 galleries and 5 gardens. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 38 beyond the 3 in Drancy. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. A short walk covers 3, all within 1 km. Beyond the town, Musée du Louvre sits 10 km away.
First stops in Drancy
Once you have seen Mémorial de la Shoah à Drancy, try 2 forts, a château and a zoo.
MuseumMémorial de la Shoah à Drancyin townChâteauChâteauAsile de Drancyin townZooZooFerme Pédagogiquein town
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace2.8 km north, in DugnyFortFortFort de Romainville4.4 km south, in Les LilasFortFortFort d'Aubervilliers3.2 km southwest, in AubervilliersBest 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.
Plotted on the map
Furthest out is Square de la Porte de la Villette, at 4.8 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Drancy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Which kinds
The two biggest groups: other sights (15) and museums or galleries (14).
Dark: in Drancy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every entry
In town there are 3, and the list adds 38 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Aerospace museum at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France.
Square de la Porte de la Villette
Urban park in Paris, France.
The 3 places in Drancy first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A little further out
Top of the 12 day trips: Musée du Louvre, at 10 km.
AttractionTour Eiffel13 km southwest, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris10 km southwest, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay11 km southwest, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées12 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise7.8 km southwest, in Paris 20e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile12 km southwest, in Paris 8e
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis6.4 km west, in Saint-Denis
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre8.5 km southwest, in Paris 18eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou9.7 km southwest, in Paris 4e
AttractionPalais Garnier10 km southwest, in Paris 9e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée11 km southwest, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Drancy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Drancy
What is there to see in Drancy?
The first on our list in Drancy are Mémorial de la Shoah à Drancy, Asile de Drancy and Ferme Pédagogique. We list 3 places in town. Another 38 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Drancy?
14 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Mémorial de la Shoah à Drancy, Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Mémorial de Bobigny and In Situ.
Which places in Drancy are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Drancy is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Asile de Drancy.
What well-known places are within a day out of Drancy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée du Louvre (10 km), Tour Eiffel (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (10 km), Musée d'Orsay (11 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 Drancy, 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)
- Mémorial de la Shoah à Drancy: Eléonore Ward, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace: ignis, 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
- Basilique Saint-Denis: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre: Tonchino, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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