Draveil works well as a base: 5 minutes from Montgeron, 19km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Draveil is in Île-de-France, France, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Montgeron, about 4 km away.
Draveil (French pronunciation: [dʁavɛj] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern outer suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the centre of Paris at Notre-Dame. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 30,098. It was formally twinned with Hove, East Sussex in the UnitedRead more Kingdom.
With a score of 7.16/10, Draveil ranks 49th among the 100 best French towns with a population of over 20,000 inhabitants. This result is a survey conducted permanently among the French population and takes into account the following factors : environment, security, medical facilities, cultural events, sports, shops and transport.
Within an hour or so of Draveil: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (15 km), Notre-Dame de Paris (19 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (19 km), Louvre Pyramid (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Draveil?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Draveil?
Draveil is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Montgeron.
Road trip
Drive to Draveil
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Legendary 1924 banked concrete speed bowl south of Paris where dozens of land-speed and endurance records were set; its steep bankings still host classic-car festivals like Les Grandes Heures Automobiles.
15 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
19 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.
19 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.
20 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.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Centre Pompidou
An iconic inside-out building housing Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art.
20 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.
20 km · about 25 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.