Seeing Cachan? Begin at Jardin partagé de la Fontaine Couverte
Among the places to visit in and near Cachan are 18 gardens, 7 museums and 6 forts. There are 3 places to visit in Cachan, and 191 more within 5 km of its centre. Close to the centre, within 1 km, are 3 of them. At 7.8 km, Tour Eiffel is worth the journey.
The best known in Cachan
Then come a gallery, a garden and a museum, behind Jardin partagé de la Fontaine Couverte.
MuseumCatacombes de Paris4.6 km north, in Paris 14e
AttractionParc Montsouris3.4 km north, in Paris 14e
ChâteauChâteau de Sceaux3 km southwest, in SceauxBest 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
Furthest out is Arboretum de la Vallée-aux-Loups, at 5 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cachan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
18 gardens and 12 châteaux or heritage sites top the count.
Dark: in Cachan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
The town has 3; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 191 more.
7Roseraie du Val-de-Marne
Rose garden at L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, France.
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9Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne
Museum in Vitry-sur-Seine, France.
10Musée de l'Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Museum dedicated to the history of Parisian hospitals.
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19Couvent Saint-François de Paris
Convent located in Paris, in France.
Jardin de la Poterne-des-Peupliers
Urban park in Paris, France.
Jardin de l'Observatoire de Paris
Urban park in Paris, France.
Prieuré Sainte-Bathilde de Vanves
Priory located in Hauts-de-Seine, in France.
The 3 places in Cachan first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 191.
Bigger names, a drive away
Head 7.8 km out for Tour Eiffel, the best known of 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel7.8 km north, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre7.7 km north, in Paris 1er
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris6.9 km north, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay7.6 km north, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées9 km north, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile9.5 km north, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault6.1 km north, in Paris 5e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles16 km west, in Versailles
MuseumHerbier6 km north, in Paris 5e
AttractionPanthéon6.1 km north, in Paris 5e
AttractionCimetière du Père-Lachaise9 km northeast, in Paris 20eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou7.8 km north, in Paris 4ePlaces within 40 km of Cachan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Questions about attractions in Cachan
What is there to see in Cachan?
The first on our list in Cachan are Jardin partagé de la Fontaine Couverte, L'Orangerie and Jardin du Commandant Simonnin. We list 3 places in town. Another 191 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cachan?
9 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including L'Orangerie, Catacombes de Paris, Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne and Musée de l'Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cachan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (7.8 km), Musée du Louvre (7.7 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (6.9 km), Musée d'Orsay (7.6 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 Cachan, 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 (20)
- Catacombes de Paris: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Montsouris: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Sceaux: Ibex73, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roseraie du Val-de-Marne: C. Potez-Delpuech, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Georges-Brassens: besopha, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Art contemporain du Val-de-Marne: Didier B ( Sam67fr ), CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Exploradôme: mismdd, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de la photographie Robert-Doisneau: Miluth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la Libération de Paris – musée du Général-Leclerc – musée Jean-Moulin: Coyau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arboretum de la Vallée-aux-Loups: Jlbailleul, 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
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, CC BY-SA 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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