What to see in Chambourcy, from Désert de Retz on
Visitors to Chambourcy can choose from 11 museums, 7 châteaux and 3 attractions. 3 places to visit are mapped in Chambourcy, with 22 more within 5 km of its centre. The town’s list includes 3 listed historic monuments. If you have a day, head to Tour Eiffel, 19 km away.
Best known, in and near Chambourcy
Then come 3 museums, an abbey and a château, behind Désert de Retz.
GardenDésert de Retzin townAbbeyAbbeyAbbaye de Joyenvalin town
MuseumMaison d'André Derainin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye4 km east, in Saint-Germain-en-LayeMuseumMuseumVilla Savoye2.5 km northwest, in Poissy
MuseumMusée d'Archéologie nationale4 km east, 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.
Around Chambourcy, mapped
Château de Monte-Cristo, 4.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Chambourcy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What sort of places
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (12), then châteaux or heritage sites (9).
Dark: in Chambourcy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
All of them, one by one
After the 3 in town come 22 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.
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9Prieuré Saint-Louis de Poissy
Abbay located in Yvelines, in France.
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12The 3 places in Chambourcy first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Chambourcy → · Parks and trails in Chambourcy →
Within a day
The standout of the 12 is Tour Eiffel, 19 km from town.
AttractionTour Eiffel19 km east, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre22 km east, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles12 km southeast, in Versailles
MuseumMusée d'Orsay21 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris23 km east, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées20 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile19 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée20 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArche de la Défense14 km east, in Puteaux
AttractionPlace de la Concorde21 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais Garnier21 km east, in Paris 9eAttractionAttractionAssemblée nationale21 km east, in Paris 7ePlaces within 40 km of Chambourcy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Chambourcy: questions
What is there to see in Chambourcy?
The first on our list in Chambourcy are Désert de Retz, Abbaye de Joyenval and Maison d'André Derain. We list 3 places in town. Another 22 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Chambourcy?
12 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison d'André Derain, Villa Savoye, Musée d'Archéologie nationale and Château de Monte-Cristo.
Which places in Chambourcy are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Chambourcy are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Désert de Retz, Abbaye de Joyenval and Maison d'André Derain.
What well-known places are within a day out of Chambourcy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (19 km), Musée du Louvre (22 km), Château de Versailles (12 km), Musée d'Orsay (21 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 Chambourcy, 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 (18)
- Désert de Retz: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison d'André Derain: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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 Claude Debussy: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée départemental Maurice-Denis: Heurtelions, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison de Fer: Hadriscus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du jouet: Hydrel, CC BY-SA 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
- 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
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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