Villa Savoye tops the list in Poissy
Poissy’s list takes in 7 museums, 6 châteaux and a monastery. The commune itself has 5 places on our list; 11 others are within 5 km of its centre. 3 of those in town are listed historic monuments. A short walk covers 4, all within 1 km. Out of town, Tour Eiffel is 20 km away.
Where to start in Poissy
Beyond Villa Savoye, there are 2 museums, a monastery and a château.
MuseumMaison de Ferin town
MuseumMusée du jouetin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Villiersin town
GardenDésert de Retz4.2 km southwest, in ChambourcyBest 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.
On the map
Château du Val, 4.8 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Poissy; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Grouped by kind
8 châteaux or heritage sites and 7 museums or galleries top the count.
Dark: in Poissy. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
The complete list
After the 5 in town come 11 more within 5 km of its centre.
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11The 5 places in Poissy first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Further out, the best known
Most famous of the 12 is Tour Eiffel, 20 km from the centre.
AttractionTour Eiffel20 km east, in Paris 7eMuseumMuseumMusée du Louvre23 km east, in Paris 1er
AttractionChâteau de Versailles15 km southeast, in Versailles
MuseumMusée d'Orsay22 km east, in Paris 7e
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris24 km east, in Paris 4e
AttractionAvenue des Champs-Élysées20 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArc de triomphe de l'Étoile19 km east, in Paris 8eChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye5.1 km southeast, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
AttractionPalais de l'Élysée21 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionArche de la Défense15 km east, in Puteaux
AttractionPlace de la Concorde22 km east, in Paris 8e
AttractionPalais Garnier22 km east, in Paris 9ePlaces within 40 km of Poissy with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Poissy: the answers
What is there to see in Poissy?
The first on our list in Poissy are Villa Savoye, Prieuré Saint-Louis de Poissy, Maison de Fer and Musée du jouet. We list 5 places in town. Another 11 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Poissy?
7 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Villa Savoye, Maison de Fer, Musée du jouet and Maison d'Émile Zola.
Which places in Poissy are listed historic monuments?
3 places on this page in Poissy are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Villa Savoye, Prieuré Saint-Louis de Poissy and Maison de Fer.
What well-known places are within a day out of Poissy?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Tour Eiffel (20 km), Musée du Louvre (23 km), Château de Versailles (15 km), Musée d'Orsay (22 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 Poissy, 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 (15)
- Maison de Fer: Hadriscus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du jouet: Hydrel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Désert de Retz: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château du Val: Jérôme Nègre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison d'André Derain: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
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.