Saint-Michel-sur-Orge works well as a base: 5 minutes from Leuville-sur-Orge, 24km from Notre-Dame de Paris.
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is in Île-de-France, France, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Leuville-sur-Orge, about 4 km away.
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Saint-Michel on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne département of France. It is in the southern suburbs of Paris, 24.7 km (15.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge are known as Saint-Michellois.
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Within an hour or so of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (5 km), Palace of Versailles (23 km), Notre-Dame de Paris (24 km), Jardin du Luxembourg (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Saint-Michel-sur-Orge?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Saint-Michel-sur-Orge?
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Leuville-sur-Orge.
Road trip
Drive to Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Palace of Versailles
Opulent royal palace and gardens that served as the seat of French power from 1682 until the Revolution.
23 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.
24 km · about 30 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 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.
24 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.
25 km · about 30 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.
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
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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