Vigneux-sur-Seine
#6789 among destinations in France
Facts and practical information
Vigneux-sur-Seine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Camille Flammarion Observatory, Lac de Viry-Châtillon, Ablon-sur-Seine, Juvisy-sur-Orge.
- 2.7 miWMuseum, Observatories and planetariums
Camille Flammarion Observatory, Viry-Châtillon
69 min walk • The observatory was established in Juvisy-sur-Orge in 1883 by the French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion. In March 2010, the structure was classified as a historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture. The observatory belongs to the Société astronomique de France.
- 3 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de Viry-Châtillon, Grigny
76 min walk • Lac de Viry-Châtillon is a lake located in the municipalities of Viry-Châtillon and Grigny in the Essonne department, France. The lake consists of five basins: étang des Nouées de Seine, étang de la Justice, étang de la Place Verte, étang de la Plaine Basse and étang de l'Arbalète.
- 1.7 miNArea
Ablon-sur-Seine, Paris
44 min walk • Ablon-sur-Seine is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.3 km from the centre of Paris. The inhabitants of the commune are known as Ablonais or Ablonaises Ablon has been awarded one flower in the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
- 2.6 miSWArea
Juvisy-sur-Orge, Viry-Châtillon
67 min walk • Juvisy-sur-Orge is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport.
- 3.5 miNWArea
Orly, Paris
89 min walk • Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 12.7 km from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the commune of Orly, which gave its name to the airport.
- 2.6 miNWArea
Villeneuve-le-Roi, Paris
68 min walk • Villeneuve-le-Roi is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km from the centre of Paris. The early 19th-century French orientalist Jean-Baptiste Rousseau was born in Villeneuve-le-Roi on the boat that arrived from Auxerre.
- 2.4 miNArea
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Paris
62 min walk • Villeneuve-Saint-Georges is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.5 kilometres from the centre of Paris.
- 3.2 miWArea
Paray-Vieille-Poste, Paris
82 min walk • Paray-Vieille-Poste is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Paris-Orly Airport is partially located in the commune. Inhabitants of Paray-Vieille-Poste are known as Paraysiens.
- 2.1 miWArea
Athis-Mons, Paris
53 min walk • Athis-Mons is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km from the center of Paris. Inhabitants are called Athégiens. A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons.
- 2 miNEArea
Crosne, Paris
50 min walk • Crosne is a commune in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region in northern France. It is also a suburb of Paris, located 18 km from the center of Paris.
- 3.3 miSENature, Natural attraction, Forest
Forest of Sénart
85 min walk • The Forest of Sénart is located in the French department of Essonne. It covers 3,000 hectares in area, this forest is very important to the local population. The local government has kept roads and agricultural companies from cutting down parts of this forest.