Île-de-France, France · Europe
Palaiseau works well as a base: 5 minutes from Vauhallan, 17km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Palaiseau is in Île-de-France, France, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vauhallan, about 4 km away.
Palaiseau (French pronunciation: [palɛzo]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17 kilometres (10+1⁄2 miles) from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.
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2018 ranks Palaiseau as the third town in Essonne where it is good to be a parent.
The town is home to several major French "Grandes écoles" on its territory: the École Polytechnique, the Institut d'optique Graduate School, ENSTA ParisTech, ENSAE ParisTech, the Institut Mines-Télécom, AgroParisTech as well as research centers Onera, Danone, Thales and EDF.
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Within an hour or so of Palaiseau: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (11 km), Palace of Versailles (14 km), Eiffel Tower (16 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (16 km).
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Palaiseau is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Vauhallan.
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Full driving guide for France8 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Opulent royal palace and gardens that served as the seat of French power from 1682 until the Revolution.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Iconic iron lattice tower built in 1889 that has become the most recognized symbol of Paris and France.
16 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
16 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
cathedral
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
A jewel of a museum in the Tuileries housing Monet's monumental Water Lilies murals in two purpose-built oval rooms.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Striking glass and metal pyramid serving as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, the world's largest art museum.
17 km · about 20 min drive
April to October
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