Heritage of Essonne to discover

"Les Amis de l'Outil" Museum of old trades

Bièvres

The museum is part of a heritage conservation approach and invites the public to discover lost or forgotten crafts.

Alphonse Daudet's House

Draveil

The house of the writer Alphonse Daudet is now a place of artistic and cultural events, a residence for French storytellers and a place of memory.

Arboretum de Segrez

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

Vous serez séduit par la beauté, la dimension ou l’originalité des arbres, par les perspectives entre pelouses, eaux et bâtiments.

Arboretum municipal Roger de Vilmorin

Verrières-le-Buisson

The Arboretum Vilmorin and its buildings, located in Verrières-le-Buisson, were purchased by Philippe André de Vilmorin in 1815. The site was selected for its high-quality soil and proximity to Paris.

Basilique Notre-Dame de la Bonne Garde

Longpont-sur-Orge

Vaste église romane, commencée au XIème siècle, par les seigneurs de Montlhéry, sur l’emplacement d’un culte druidique, pour abriter une relique précieuse : un morceau du voile de la Vierge Marie.

Bouray and its history - "Meet old crafts" museum

Bouray-sur-Juine

The museum "Meet old crafts" located in the center of Bouray-sur-Juine aims to publicize the old crafts of yesteryear trades

Boussard Park

Lardy

Boussard Park is a garden of the "Art Deco" era created in 1927 - the only one of its kind in Île-de-France!

Bouville - Farcheville Castle

Bouville

This feudal fortress was built in the late 13th century.

Caillebotte's House

Yerres

Satisfy your curiosity and follow the footsteps of Gustave Caillebotte himself, since it is here, in the family resort, that the painter planted his easel in open air and painted nearly 90 paintings in the summers of the 1870s.

Castle of Dourdan

Dourdan

Built around 1222 at the request of Philippe Auguste, this powerful fortress was intended to protect the outskirts of Paris and Chartres.

Castle of Saint-Jean de Beauregard

Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard

Remarkably preserved, the castle of Saint-Jean de Beauregard kept intact all the charm and elegance of its 17th century classic environment.

Cathédrale Saint-Spire

Corbeil-Essonnes

La Cathédrale Saint-Spire est un des sites incontournables à visiter à Corbeil-Essonnes. Classée monument historique en 1840.

Cathédrale de la Résurrection

Évry-Courcouronnes

La seule cathédrale bâtie au XXème siècle.

Chapelle Saint-Blaise des Simples

Milly-la-Forêt

Let's discover this iconic chapel in Milly-la-Forêt, a testimony of the rich past of the city where Jean Cocteau is buried.

Chapelle Saint-Blaise

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne

À deux pas du Château du Saussay, on peut apercevoir les vestiges de son chœur. La chapelle a été construite au XIIe siècle à l'instigation de Thierry de Galeran.

Château de Montagu

Marcoussis

Venez visiter les vestiges du château que Jean de Montagu a fait édifier à Marcoussis entre 1400 et 1408. Une occasion de plonger dans cette période du Moyen-Age, en pleine guerre de cent ans.

Château de Vilgénis

Château et Parc du Saussay

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne

Deux châteaux du XVIIIème siècle se font face. La visite d’un de ces châteaux permet de retracer la vie des illustres familles qui y habitèrent (magnifique bibliothèque Colbert).

Cimetière et Eglise orthodoxe russe Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

Plus d’un demi-siècle de la culture russe est représenté dans ce cimetière, véritable site de la mémoire, où se trouvent inhumés, depuis 1927 plus de 10 000 russes venus en France à la suite de la révolution de 1917.

Claude François' House / Dannemois Mill

Dannemois

In 1964, the famous singer Claude François, who is looking for a peaceful place to rest, discovers a water mill of the 12th century in the pretty village of Dannemois.

Delta Museum

Athis-Mons

The Delta Museum is devoted to aviation in general and more particularly to the Delta and one of its inventors, Mr. Nicolas Roland Payen.

Departmental Domain of Chamarande

Chamarande

Property of the Departmental Council of Essonne, the Domain of Chamarande is classified as a historical monument. The park of 98 ha has been refitted by landscape architect Jacques Sgard. The Domain also houses the departmental archives.

Departmental Domain of Montauger

Lisses

Acquired in March 2002 by the Departmental Council of Essonne, the Domain of Montauger covers 15 hectares at the base of the Brie hillsides and hosts the House of the Environment.

Departmental Domain of Méréville

Le Mérévillois

Domain of Méréville is assessed as the last example of picturesque garden designed in the late 18th century.

Domain of Courson

Courson-Monteloup

Bright house made of bricks and stones from the 17th and 18th centuries, turned towards nature whose decorations and furniture are largely inspired. Its sumptuous romantic park is the fruit of the work of the best landscapers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Domaine de Courances

Courances

Less than an hour from Paris, discover the most beautiful example of Renaissance water garden preserved today.

Ecomuseum of Firemen

Milly-la-Forêt

It is the irst and only museum dedicated to the firemen in Essonne.

Eglise Saint-Sulpice de Favières

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

Surnommée la plus belle église de village de France, l'église Saint-Sulpice, aux allures de cathédrale, constitue un chef-d'œuvre du gothique rayonnant.

Faisanderie de Sénart

Étiolles

Ancien pavillon de chasse datant du XVIIIe siècle, la Faisanderie de Sénart est aujourd'hui un centre pédagogique forestier.

Foujita's workshop and house

Villiers-le-Bâcle

Located in the Mérantaise valley on the edge of the Saclay plateau, the Maison-atelier Foujita invites you to discover the home of French-Japanese painter Léonard Foujita, where he spent the last years of his life.

French Museum of Photography

Bièvres

With more than 25,000 objects, a million photographs, a library and a unique technical documentary collection, the French Museum of Photography brings together one of the most important collections internationally.

House of Suburbs and Architecture

Athis-Mons

The association House of Suburbs and Architecture, located in Athis-Mons, is a center of interpretation of the urban environment, suburban heritage and architecture.

Le Champ des Divinités Païennes

Fontenay-lès-Briis

Parc de sculptures monumentales de Robert Le Lagadec. Ouvert aux individuels, aux groupes constitués, scolaires et associations.

MUS'X Polytechnique

Palaiseau

MUS'X, the Ecole Polytechnique museum, is open to the public for unguided visits from Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm.

Maison Jean Cocteau

Milly-la-Forêt

The house was turned into a museum that showcases some rooms as they used to be when Jean Cocteau lived there. The visitors can dive into the mythological and baroque universe of the famous poet.

Maison de l'Environnement et du Développement durable de l'aéroport Paris-Orly

Athis-Mons

La Maison de l'Environnement et du Développement durable de l'aéroport Paris-Orly (MEDD) est un lieu d'accueil, d'informations et d'échanges au service des riverains.

Mosquée Evry-Courcouronnes

Évry-Courcouronnes

C’est à la fin des années 70 que tout a commencé. L’initiative de départ est venue d’un groupe de musulmans souhaitant trouver un local pour se rassembler et faire la prière.

Museum Paul Bédu

Milly-la-Forêt

19th and 20th century collection of paintings and sculptures Temporary exhibitions

Museum in Boigneville

Boigneville

Designed and built by the municipality, located in the former barn of the country guard, the eco-museum aims to recall and present the lifestyles, historical, cultural and natural contexts of a rural village Gâtinais.

Museum of the Dourdan Castle

Dourdan

Located in the courtyard of the Dourdan castle, this house/museum was furnished in a former “salt attic” from the 13th century and built by the Marquis of Verteillac.

Musée Cathelin Lonjumeau

Longjumeau

The Longjumeau history and archaeology museum occupies two rooms of a building at 134 Rue du Président François Mitterrand.

Musée Dunoyer De Segonzac

Boussy-Saint-Antoine

Le musée Dunoyer de Segonzac abrite aujourd'hui un grand nombre d’œuvres d'arts et offre la possibilité aux visiteurs de découvrir des gravures, lithographies, livres illustrés, affiches et souvenirs de famille qui y sont exposés.

Musée Municipal Josèphe Jacquiot

Montgeron

Musée présente ses collections dans une ancienne maison de maître du début du XIXème siècle. Au total, cinq fonds distincts y sont exposés: estampes locales, médailles, icônes religieuses, mais également pièces égyptiennes et asiatiques.

Musée Palaisien du Hurepoix

Palaiseau

The Musée Palaisien du Hurepoix is a museum devoted to the former province of Hurepoix.

Musée numérique à Brunoy

Brunoy

Découvrir sur écran géant et sur tablette plus de 500 œuvres d’art issues des plus grands musées français. Une première en Essonne !

Musées de l'Abbaye Saint Louis du Temple à Vauhallan

Vauhallan

The Abbaye de Vauhallan is an abbey with two museums. One of them is devoted to the royal family of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, who were imprisoned at the Temple before being executed.

Nymphée and Piedefer Domain

Viry-Châtillon

The wooded park of the 19th century is arranged along a canal and overlooks a 17th century French garden and an orangery. At the heart of the estate, the Nymphée: a room decorated with rockeries and shells of the late 17th century.

Pagode Khánh-Anh

Évry-Courcouronnes

L’édification de la grande Pagode « Khanh-Anh » a débuté en 1996. Les tuiles vernissées ont été posées en 2006. Le Dalaï Lama est venu la bénir en personne, en 2008.

Pagode Trúc Lâm Thiền Viện

Villebon-sur-Yvette

La pagode vietnamienne est constituée de plusieurs bâtiments, le plus grand au centre correspond à la salle de prière et des offices. Une autre salle est dédiée à Bouddha, une au fondateur de la pagode, ainsi qu'une grotte dédiée à Quan-Am un bodhisattva.

Parc Jean Ferrat

Parc Urbain

Parc de l'Hexagone

Parc du Château

Park of the château du Marais

Pop Central

Étréchy

Le plus grand musée de Pop Culture d'Europe.

Robert Dubois-Corneau Museum

Brunoy

Housed in the home of historian Robert Dubois-Corneau (1876-1951), the museum is built around permanent and temporary collections.

Romanian Orthodox Metropolis Church

Limours

Unique in France! The Church of the Metropolitan residence of Limours is a church entirely covered with wood and with beautiful interior frescoes, in the style of the Maramuresh region (northern Romania).

Salis Flying Museum

Cerny

When tradition rhymes with passion!

The Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

Dourdan

A gothic style building of the 12th and 13th centuries redesigned throughout History. It is an impressive church of 50 meter long, 18 meter large, including a 50 meter high arrow.

The Conservatory of medicinal plants

Milly-la-Forêt

The Conservatoire National des Plantes à Parfums, Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles (The National Conservatory of Plants), also called CNPMAI, of Milly-la-Forêt is an invitation to discover the relationship and interactions of the human being and nature.

The Cyclop by Jean Tinguely

Milly-la-Forêt

A unique artistic discovery hidden in the forest of Milly-la-Forêt

The château du Marais

Tour de Montlhéry

Montlhéry

Immerse yourself in the Middle Ages on a visit to the Tour de Montlhéry. Climb the 138 steps to enjoy stunning views from the top of this monument which towers over Montlhéry and the surrounding area.

Val Fleury Park

Gif-sur-Yvette

Val Fleury is ideally located, in the heart of town, close to the RER B train station and Chevreuse Valley hiking trails.

Victor Hugo's Literary House

Bièvres

"Here are long lasting flowers that last little. Here the soul contemplates, listens, adores, aspires, And take pity on the world, narrow and foolish empire." Victor Hugo

Villeconin Castle and Park

Villeconin

Villeconin Castle was built in the late 14th century by Jean de Montaigu, superintendent of Kings Charles VI finances.

Écomusée de Saint-Chéron

Saint-Chéron

L’écomusée de Saint-Chéron propose une exposition permanente sur les anciens métiers.

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Champcueil

Champcueil

Classée aux Monuments Historiques, les dispositions principales datent du XIIème siècle et ont été fortement modifiées au XIIIème siècle avec la construction d'un nouveau cœur.

Étampes - Intercommunal museum

Étampes

Etampes Museum owes its reputation to a collection of 19th-century sculptures. Besides the entire works of Elias Robert, since 1875 the museum has exhibited drawings, paintings, archaeological items and historical documents as well as a few fossils.

Étampes - Théâtre intercommunal

The Essonne, “secret garden of the Île de France” hides many treasures through its parks and estates, its museums and artists’ houses and its religious heritage including the last cathedral built in France and the village where was built one of the most beautiful French churches.

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