Places to visit in Médan, led by Maison d'Émile Zola
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 7 of its 12. There are 3 places to visit in Médan, and 9 more 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. Day-trippers head 25 km out to Tour Eiffel.
The headline places in Médan
After Maison d'Émile Zola, look out for 3 museums, a château and a monastery.
MuseumMaison de Fer4.3 km southeast, in PoissyBest 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 around Médan
Leave town to the southeast for most of the 9 nearby.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Médan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Museums or galleries lead the count with 7; 5 are châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Médan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The list in full
It starts in town with 3 places and goes on to 9 within 5 km of its centre.
7The 3 places in Médan first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
A drive away
The pick of the 12 is Tour Eiffel, 25 km off.
AttractionTour Eiffel25 km southeast, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre27 km east, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles19 km southeast, in Versailles
MuseumMusée d'Orsay27 km southeast, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris28 km southeast, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées25 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile24 km east, in Paris 8eChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye9.8 km southeast, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée25 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArche de la Défense19 km east, in Puteaux
AttractionPalais Garnier26 km east, in Paris 9e
AttractionPlace de la Concorde26 km east, in Paris 8ePlaces within 40 km of Médan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Before a day out in Médan
What is there to see in Médan?
The first on our list in Médan are Maison d'Émile Zola, Château de Médan and Musée Zola-Dreyfus. We list 3 places in town. Another 9 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Médan?
7 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Maison d'Émile Zola, Musée Zola-Dreyfus, Villa Savoye and Maison de Fer.
Which places in Médan are listed historic monuments?
2 places on this page in Médan are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Maison d'Émile Zola and Château de Médan.
What well-known places are within a day out of Médan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (25 km), Musée du Louvre (27 km), Château de Versailles (19 km), Musée d'Orsay (27 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 Médan, 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 (12)
- 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
- Palais Garnier: Alexander Hoernigk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Concorde: Cristian Bortes from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.