In Vincennes, Château de Vincennes is the name to know
Among the places to visit in and near Vincennes are 20 gardens, 7 forts and 6 museums. Mapped in Vincennes are 7 places to visit, and within 5 km of its centre another 367. In town, 3 sites are listed historic monuments. A short walk covers 8, all within 1 km. Go 7.4 km out for Musée du Louvre.
The names to know in Vincennes
After Château de Vincennes come 2 galleries, a church and a museum.
AttractionChâteau de Vincennesin town
ChurchSainte-Chapelle de Vincennesin townMuseumMuseumService historique de la Défensein town
FortDonjon de Vincennesin townArt galleryArt galleryDADAin townArt galleryArt galleryAtelier Damien Valeroin townBest 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.
The map view
The outermost point is Coulée verte René-Dumont, at 4.9 km.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Vincennes; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Gardens number 20, châteaux or heritage sites 12.
Dark: in Vincennes. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The places, one by one
In town there are 7, and the list adds 367 more within 5 km of its centre.
Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes
Chapel located in Val-de-Marne, in France.
Service historique de la Défense
The French military archives formerly known as the Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre.
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16Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration
Museum in Paris, France.
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Abbaye Saint-Antoine-des-Champs
Abbey located in Paris, in France.
Jardin d'agronomie tropicale de Paris
Urban park in Paris, France.
Parc de la Butte du Chapeau-Rouge
Urban park in Paris, France.
Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée
Aquarium in Paris, France.
Jardin de la Gare-de-Reuilly - Julien Lauprêtre
Urban park in Paris, France.
Pavillon d'Antoine de Navarre
Town hall in Charenton-le-Pont, France.
Jardin Charlotte Valandrey
Green space in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
The 7 places in Vincennes first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 367.
The history of Vincennes → · Parks and trails in Vincennes →
For a day out
Musée du Louvre, 7.4 km away, is the best known of the 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel11 km west, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris6.4 km west, in Paris 4e
MuseumMusée d'Orsay8.2 km west, in Paris 7e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées10 km west, in Paris 8e
MuseumHerbier5.7 km west, in Paris 5e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile11 km west, in Paris 8eAttractionAttractionPendule de Foucault6.7 km west, in Paris 5eMuseumMuseumCentre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou6.4 km west, in Paris 4e
AttractionPanthéon6.7 km west, in Paris 5e
ChurchSainte-Chapelle6.8 km west, in Paris 1er
AttractionPalais Garnier8.2 km west, in Paris 9ePlaces within 40 km of Vincennes with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Vincennes
What is there to see in Vincennes?
The first on our list in Vincennes are Château de Vincennes, Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes, Service historique de la Défense and Donjon de Vincennes. We list 7 places in town. Another 367 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Vincennes?
10 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Service historique de la Défense, DADA, Atelier Damien Valero and Openbach.
Which places in Vincennes are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Vincennes are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Vincennes, Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes and Donjon de Vincennes.
What well-known places are within a day out of Vincennes?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Musée du Louvre (7.4 km), Tour Eiffel (11 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris (6.4 km), Musée d'Orsay (8.2 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 Vincennes, 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 (27)
- Château de Vincennes: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sainte-Chapelle de Vincennes: Jebulon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Vincennes: ignis, 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
- Parc zoologique de Paris: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coulée verte René-Dumont: jean-louis Zimmermann from Moulins, FRANCE, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc floral de Paris: Christophe Meneboeuf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc de Bercy: Photographer and original uploader was Sebjarod at fr.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc de Belleville: Mbzt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de l'histoire de l'immigration: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Fragonard de l'École vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort: Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Édith-Piaf: Amadalvarez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillons de Bercy: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc de la Butte du Chapeau-Rouge: Ralf.treinen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin naturel Pierre-Emmanuel: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin de Marianne: O.Taris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillon d'Antoine de Navarre: Khris78, 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
- Herbier: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Panthéon: Camille Gévaudan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sainte-Chapelle: Mathae, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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