Marcoussis works well as a base: 5 minutes from Longpont-sur-Orge, 25km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Marcoussis is in Île-de-France, France, with about 7,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Longpont-sur-Orge, about 4 km away.
Marcoussis (French pronunciation: [maʁkusi] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 24.8 km (15.4 mi) from the center of Paris.
Marcoussis is the location of the CNR (National Centre of Rugby) where the French national rugby union team prepare for international competitions. It is at theRead more CNR that the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement was signed in January 2003 between belligerents in the Ivorian Civil War.
A market village until the 1960s, Marcoussis supplied the markets of Paris with tomatoes and strawberries. A small train route, the Arpajonnais, inaugurated in 1894, took food at 4am every morning, it ceased functioning in 1937.
Within an hour or so of Marcoussis: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (2 km), Palace of Versailles (20 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (24 km), Notre-Dame de Paris (25 km).
Are there any good drives near Marcoussis?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Marcoussis?
Marcoussis is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Longpont-sur-Orge.
Road trip
Drive to Marcoussis
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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Palace of Versailles
Opulent royal palace and gardens that served as the seat of French power from 1682 until the Revolution.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
24 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Eiffel Tower
Iconic iron lattice tower built in 1889 that has become the most recognized symbol of Paris and France.
25 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Musée d'Orsay
Housed in a stunning Beaux-Arts railway station, it holds the world's finest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces.
25 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 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.