One to see in Garges-lès-Gonesse: Château de Garges
Around Garges-lès-Gonesse, the places to visit include 13 attractions, 6 châteaux and 2 museums. The commune itself has one place on our list; 24 others are within 5 km of its centre. In town, one site is a listed historic monument. Out of town, Tour Eiffel is 15 km away.
Highlights of Garges-lès-Gonesse
The list goes on from Château de Garges to 2 châteaux, a church and a museum.
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis5 km southwest, in Saint-Denis
MuseumMusée de l'Air et de l'Espace3.7 km southeast, in DugnyChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Arnouville1.7 km northeast, in ArnouvilleChâteauChâteauManoir de Miraville3.2 km northwest, in SarcellesFortFortFort de la Double-Couronne4.4 km southwest, in Saint-DenisBest 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.
Around Garges-lès-Gonesse, mapped
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 24 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Garges-lès-Gonesse; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
A breakdown by kind
13 other sights and 9 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Garges-lès-Gonesse. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every one of them
25 places in all: one in town and 24 within 5 km of its centre.
Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
Aerospace museum at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France.
Jardin Pierre de Montreuil
Urban park in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France.
The one place in Garges-lès-Gonesse, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Garges-lès-Gonesse → · Parks and trails in Garges-lès-Gonesse →
A little further out
Allow a day for Tour Eiffel, 15 km away, the pick of 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel15 km southwest, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre13 km south, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris14 km south, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay14 km southwest, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées13 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile13 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise12 km south, in Paris 20e
ChurchBasilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre10 km southwest, in Paris 18e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée13 km southwest, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais Garnier12 km southwest, in Paris 9e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles28 km southwest, in VersaillesMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou13 km south, in Paris 4ePlaces within 40 km of Garges-lès-Gonesse with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Places to visit in Garges-lès-Gonesse: questions
What is there to see in Garges-lès-Gonesse?
The one place mapped in Garges-lès-Gonesse is Château de Garges. We list 1 place in town. Another 24 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Garges-lès-Gonesse?
2 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace and Musée Naval.
Which places in Garges-lès-Gonesse are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Garges-lès-Gonesse is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Château de Garges.
What well-known places are within a day out of Garges-lès-Gonesse?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (15 km), Musée du Louvre (13 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (14 km), Musée d'Orsay (14 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 Garges-lès-Gonesse, 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)
- 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
- 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
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.