The one place to visit in Stains is Château de la Motte
Stains and its surroundings hold 22 attractions, 5 châteaux and 5 gardens. The commune itself has one place on our list; 51 others are within 5 km of its centre. One of those in town is a listed historic monument. Go 13 km out for Tour Eiffel.
Most famous in Stains
2 museums, 2 châteaux and a church follow Château de la Motte.
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis2.7 km southwest, in Saint-Denis
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace3.8 km east, in Dugny
MuseumMusée d'art et d'histoire Paul Éluard3.1 km southwest, in Saint-DenisChâteauChâteauFort de l'Est2.8 km south, in Saint-DenisChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arnouville3.9 km northeast, in ArnouvilleBest 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.
Places on the map
To the southwest is where most of the 51 lie.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Stains; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
Other sights number 22, châteaux or heritage sites 9.
Dark: in Stains. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
After the one in town come 51 more within 5 km of its centre.
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Aerospace museum at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France.
Musée d'art et d'histoire Paul Éluard
Museum in Saint-Denis, France.
Jardin Pierre de Montreuil
Urban park in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
The one place in Stains, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 51.
Big names nearby
Tour Eiffel, at 13 km, heads the 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel13 km southwest, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre11 km south, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris12 km south, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay11 km south, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées11 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile11 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise10 km south, in Paris 20e
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre8.1 km south, in Paris 18e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée11 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais Garnier9.9 km south, in Paris 9eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou11 km south, in Paris 4e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde11 km southwest, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Stains with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
What visitors ask about Stains
What is there to see in Stains?
The one place mapped in Stains is Château de la Motte. We list 1 place in town. Another 51 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Stains?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Musée d'art et d'histoire Paul Éluard, Soixante Adada and Musée Naval.
Which places in Stains are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Stains is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de la Motte.
What well-known places are within a day out of Stains?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (13 km), Musée du Louvre (11 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (12 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 Stains, 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 (13)
- Basilique Saint-Denis: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art et d'histoire Paul Éluard: Claude Shoshany, 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
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre: Tonchino, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 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.