Seeing Bougival? Begin at Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev
Bougival’s list takes in 16 museums, 13 châteaux and 8 attractions. We list 3 places to visit in Bougival and 64 within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 2 listed historic monuments. 3 of the places on the list are within 1 km of the middle of town. Drive 12 km to reach Tour Eiffel.
First stops in Bougival
Once you have seen Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev, try 3 châteaux, a theme park and a museum.
Manor houseMusée Ivan-Tourguenievin townChâteauChâteauPavillon de Bloisin townTheme parkTheme parkAcrobranchein townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye4.9 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeChâteauChâteauChâteau de Malmaison2.4 km east, in Rueil-Malmaison
MuseumMusée d'Archéologie nationale4.9 km northwest, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeBest 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.
Where things are
The map ends at Bosquet de l'Atlas, 5 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bougival; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
Most are museums or galleries, 18 in all, ahead of châteaux or heritage sites (14).
Dark: in Bougival. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All 43 on the list
The 3 inside Bougival come first, then 64 more within 5 km of its centre.
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Castle housing the national archeology museum near Paris.
Musée d'Archéologie nationale
French National Archaeological Museum.
7
8Parc de Saint-Cloud
Park is located on the site of the Château de Saint-Cloud.
13
14Musée d’Art et de Culture Soufis MTO
Museum dedicated to Sufism.
16
18Musée national de Malmaison et Bois-Préau
French museum in the Château de Malmaison, near Paris, and focused on the Napoleonic period.
Musée du domaine royal de Marly
Museum in domaine Marly-le-Roi, near Paris.
The 3 places in Bougival first, then those within 5 km of its centre. Nearby, the first 40 of 64.
Days out
Worth the drive, Tour Eiffel (12 km) is first of the 12.
AttractionTour Eiffel12 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionChâteau de Versailles6.7 km south, in VersaillesMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre15 km east, in Paris 1er
MuseumMusée d'Orsay14 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris16 km east, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées12 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile12 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArche de la Défense8 km northeast, in Puteaux
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée13 km east, in Paris 8e
GardenBois de Boulogne8.4 km east, in Paris 16e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde14 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionChamp-de-Mars12 km east, in Paris 7ePlaces within 40 km of Bougival with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Seeing Bougival: questions
What is there to see in Bougival?
The first on our list in Bougival are Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev, Pavillon de Blois and Acrobranche. We list 3 places in town. Another 64 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Bougival?
18 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Archéologie nationale, Château de Monte-Cristo, Maison Fournaise and Maison Claude Debussy.
Which places in Bougival are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Bougival are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev and Pavillon de Blois.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bougival?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (12 km), Château de Versailles (6.7 km), Musée du Louvre (15 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 Bougival, 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 (24)
- Musée Ivan-Tourgueniev: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Archéologie nationale: KoS, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Monte-Cristo: JPGO, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Fournaise: Rédacteur Tibet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arboretum de Chèvreloup: Stefi123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Claude Debussy: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de la Petite Malmaison: Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée départemental Maurice-Denis: Heurtelions, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Croissy: Mypouss ( Pymouss ), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du domaine royal de Marly: Mel22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Histoire locale de Rueil-Malmaison: Pymouss44, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cneai =: Adamm78, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavillon de musique: Jean-Marie Hullot, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tour Eiffel: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Arc de triomphe de l'Étoile: ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arche de la Défense: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais de l'Élysée: U.S. Department of State from United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bois de Boulogne: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Champ-de-Mars: Mattgirling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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