Nothing mapped in Pierrelaye itself; Abbaye de Maubuisson is the nearest draw
Visitors to Pierrelaye can choose from 4 châteaux, 3 museums and 2 galleries. With nothing in Pierrelaye, the list has 10 places within 5 km of its centre. If you have a day, head to Tour Eiffel, 21 km away.
The best known around Pierrelaye
Once you have seen Abbaye de Maubuisson, try 4 châteaux and a museum.
Art galleryAbbaye de Maubuisson3.9 km northwest, in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire Pissarro-Pontoise5 km northwest, in PontoiseChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pontoise5 km northwest, in PontoiseChâteauChâteauFort Saint-Sébastien4.5 km south, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Boissy4.7 km east, in TavernyChâteauChâteauErmitage4.9 km west, in PontoiseBest 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
The map shows most of the 10 nearby to the northwest.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Pierrelaye; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The types of place
Count 5 museums or galleries and 4 châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Pierrelaye. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
10 places, all within 5 km of its centre, make the list.
Nothing is mapped in Pierrelaye itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Pierrelaye → · Parks and trails in Pierrelaye →
A little further out
The standout of the 12 is Tour Eiffel, 21 km from town.
AttractionTour Eiffel21 km southeast, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre22 km southeast, in Paris 1er
MuseumMusée d'Orsay22 km southeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris24 km southeast, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées20 km southeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles24 km south, in Versailles
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile19 km southeast, in Paris 8e
ChurchBasilique Saint-Denis18 km southeast, in Saint-Denis
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée21 km southeast, in Paris 8e
AttractionArche de la Défense16 km south, in Puteaux
AttractionPalais Garnier21 km southeast, in Paris 9e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise25 km southeast, in Paris 20ePlaces within 40 km of Pierrelaye with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Pierrelaye: questions
Are there attractions near Pierrelaye?
Nothing is mapped in Pierrelaye itself, but within 5 km there are Abbaye de Maubuisson, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Pissarro-Pontoise, Château de Pontoise and Fort Saint-Sébastien.
Are there museums in or near Pierrelaye?
5 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Abbaye de Maubuisson, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Pissarro-Pontoise, La Petite Carrière du Château and Los Santos Tattoo Studio.
What well-known places are within a day out of Pierrelaye?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (21 km), Musée du Louvre (22 km), Musée d'Orsay (22 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (24 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 Pierrelaye, 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)
- Abbaye de Maubuisson: BastienM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Pissarro-Pontoise: Popolon, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- 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
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arche de la Défense: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise: Connie Ma from Chicago, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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