cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Créteil
Île-de-France, France · Europe
About Créteil
Créteil works well as a base: 5 minutes from Alfortville, 11km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Créteil is in Île-de-France, France, with about 85,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Alfortville, about 4 km away.
Créteil (French pronunciation: [kʁetɛj] ) is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 11.7 km (7.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. Créteil is the préfecture (capital) of the Val-de-Marne department as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Créteil. The city is also the seat of aRead more
Roman Catholic diocese, and of one of France's 30 nationwide académies (districts) of the Ministry of National Education.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Créteil?
Within an hour or so of Créteil: Notre-Dame de Paris (11 km), Centre Pompidou (11 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (11 km), Louvre Pyramid (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Créteil?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Créteil?
Créteil is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Alfortville.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 84,833
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 48.7927, 2.4657
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Worth the detour from Créteil
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Centre Pompidou
An iconic inside-out building housing Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Louvre Pyramid
Striking glass and metal pyramid serving as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, the world's largest art museum.
12 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Louvre Museum
The world's largest and most visited art museum, home to the Mona Lisa and over 380,000 objects spanning thousands of years.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Cafe de Flore
Legendary Saint-Germain cafe, open since the 1880s, where Sartre, de Beauvoir and Picasso held court; its green-and-gold terrace remains an essential Paris stop for people-watching over a cafe creme.
12 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Musée de l'Orangerie
A jewel of a museum in the Tuileries housing Monet's monumental Water Lilies murals in two purpose-built oval rooms.
13 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Palais Garnier
Lavish 19th-century opera house in Paris with its ornate facade, grand staircase, and Chagall-painted ceiling.
13 km · about 25 min drive
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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