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Map of French museums by department

Visualize the distribution of the 1,220 labeled "Museum of France" museums across the 101 departments. Each department is colored according to its museum density — click to view its full museum list, collections, and cultural cities.

Interactive map of museums in France by department Ain (13 museums) Aisne (15 museums) Allier (9 museums) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (9 museums) Hautes-Alpes (1 museums) Alpes-Maritimes (33 museums) Ardèche (8 museums) Ardennes (7 museums) Ariège (6 museums) Aube (11 museums) Aude (9 museums) Aveyron (11 museums) Bouches-du-Rhône (41 museums) Calvados (22 museums) Cantal (5 museums) Charente (5 museums) Charente-Maritime (20 museums) Cher (9 museums) Corrèze (5 museums) Côte-d'Or (21 museums) Côtes-d'Armor (3 museums) Creuse (2 museums) Dordogne (15 museums) Doubs (11 museums) Drôme (8 museums) Eure (8 museums) Eure-et-Loir (9 museums) Finistère (14 museums) Corse-du-Sud (5 museums) Haute-Corse (5 museums) Gard (16 museums) Haute-Garonne (12 museums) Gers (7 museums) Gironde (16 museums) Hérault (21 museums) Ille-et-Vilaine (8 museums) Indre (8 museums) Indre-et-Loire (18 museums) Isère (24 museums) Jura (12 museums) Landes (10 museums) Loir-et-Cher (8 museums) Loire (17 museums) Haute-Loire (5 museums) Loire-Atlantique (12 museums) Loiret (12 museums) Lot (11 museums) Lot-et-Garonne (6 museums) Lozère (2 museums) Maine-et-Loire (13 museums) Manche (21 museums) Marne (10 museums) Haute-Marne (7 museums) Mayenne (9 museums) Meurthe-et-Moselle (11 museums) Meuse (9 museums) Morbihan (11 museums) Moselle (11 museums) Nièvre (11 museums) Nord (34 museums) Oise (16 museums) Orne (7 museums) Pas-de-Calais (16 museums) Puy-de-Dôme (13 museums) Pyrénées-Atlantiques (11 museums) Hautes-Pyrénées (7 museums) Pyrénées-Orientales (10 museums) Bas-Rhin (24 museums) Haut-Rhin (24 museums) Rhône (17 museums) Haute-Saône (6 museums) Saône-et-Loire (25 museums) Sarthe (6 museums) Savoie (10 museums) Haute-Savoie (6 museums) Paris (51 museums) Seine-Maritime (32 museums) Seine-et-Marne (21 museums) Yvelines (18 museums) Deux-Sèvres (7 museums) Somme (8 museums) Tarn (14 museums) Tarn-et-Garonne (6 museums) Var (18 museums) Vaucluse (17 museums) Vendée (14 museums) Vienne (12 museums) Haute-Vienne (5 museums) Vosges (7 museums) Yonne (12 museums) Territoire de Belfort (4 museums) Essonne (5 museums) Hauts-de-Seine (17 museums) Seine-Saint-Denis (4 museums) Val-de-Marne (8 museums) Val-d'Oise (10 museums) Guadeloupe (5 museums) 971 - Guadeloupe Martinique (7 museums) 972 - Martinique Guyane (3 museums) 973 - Guyane La Réunion (2 museums) 974 - La Réunion Mayotte (0 museums) 976 - Mayotte
Museum density by department
1 – 5 museums
6 – 15 museums
16+ museums

All departments

101 departments with labeled museums

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

01 Ain 13 museums 03 Allier 9 museums 07 Ardèche 8 museums 15 Cantal 5 museums 26 Drôme 8 museums 38 Isère 24 museums 42 Loire 17 museums 43 Haute-Loire 5 museums 63 Puy-de-Dôme 13 museums 69 Rhône 17 museums 73 Savoie 10 museums 74 Haute-Savoie 6 museums

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

21 Côte-d'Or 21 museums 25 Doubs 11 museums 39 Jura 12 museums 58 Nièvre 11 museums 70 Haute-Saône 6 museums 71 Saône-et-Loire 25 museums 89 Yonne 12 museums 90 Territoire de Belfort 4 museums

Bretagne

22 Côtes-d'Armor 3 museums 29 Finistère 14 museums 35 Ille-et-Vilaine 8 museums 56 Morbihan 11 museums

Centre-Val de Loire

18 Cher 9 museums 28 Eure-et-Loir 9 museums 36 Indre 8 museums 37 Indre-et-Loire 18 museums 41 Loir-et-Cher 8 museums 45 Loiret 12 museums

Corse

2A Corse-du-Sud 5 museums 2B Haute-Corse 5 museums

Grand Est

08 Ardennes 7 museums 10 Aube 11 museums 51 Marne 10 museums 52 Haute-Marne 7 museums 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle 11 museums 55 Meuse 9 museums 57 Moselle 11 museums 67 Bas-Rhin 24 museums 68 Haut-Rhin 24 museums 88 Vosges 7 museums

Guadeloupe

971 Guadeloupe 5 museums

Guyane

973 Guyane 3 museums

Hauts-de-France

02 Aisne 15 museums 59 Nord 34 museums 60 Oise 16 museums 62 Pas-de-Calais 16 museums 80 Somme 8 museums

La Réunion

974 La Réunion 2 museums

Martinique

972 Martinique 7 museums

Mayotte

976 Mayotte

Normandie

14 Calvados 22 museums 27 Eure 8 museums 50 Manche 21 museums 61 Orne 7 museums 76 Seine-Maritime 32 museums

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

16 Charente 5 museums 17 Charente-Maritime 20 museums 19 Corrèze 5 museums 23 Creuse 2 museums 24 Dordogne 15 museums 33 Gironde 16 museums 40 Landes 10 museums 47 Lot-et-Garonne 6 museums 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques 11 museums 79 Deux-Sèvres 7 museums 86 Vienne 12 museums 87 Haute-Vienne 5 museums

Occitanie

09 Ariège 6 museums 11 Aude 9 museums 12 Aveyron 11 museums 30 Gard 16 museums 31 Haute-Garonne 12 museums 32 Gers 7 museums 34 Hérault 21 museums 46 Lot 11 museums 48 Lozère 2 museums 65 Hautes-Pyrénées 7 museums 66 Pyrénées-Orientales 10 museums 81 Tarn 14 museums 82 Tarn-et-Garonne 6 museums

Pays de la Loire

44 Loire-Atlantique 12 museums 49 Maine-et-Loire 13 museums 53 Mayenne 9 museums 72 Sarthe 6 museums 85 Vendée 14 museums

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 9 museums 05 Hautes-Alpes 1 museums 06 Alpes-Maritimes 33 museums 13 Bouches-du-Rhône 41 museums 83 Var 18 museums 84 Vaucluse 17 museums

Île-de-France

75 Paris 51 museums 77 Seine-et-Marne 21 museums 78 Yvelines 18 museums 91 Essonne 5 museums 92 Hauts-de-Seine 17 museums 93 Seine-Saint-Denis 4 museums 94 Val-de-Marne 8 museums 95 Val-d'Oise 10 museums

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know

The map displays the 101 French departments colored according to their density of labeled museums. Click on a department to access its dedicated page: complete list of museums, cultural cities, and practical information.

Paris (department 75) has the largest number of labeled 'Museum of France' museums, followed by Rhône (69), Bouches-du-Rhône (13), and Nord (59).

Yes. Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, and Mayotte have museums bearing the 'Museum of France' label.

Nearly all of the 101 French departments have at least one 'Museum of France' labeled museum.

The map shows the geographic distribution by department. To filter by theme, consult the departmental pages which detail the domains covered by each museum.

Yes. Corsica is represented with its two departments: Corse-du-Sud (2A) and Haute-Corse (2B).

The number of museums is directly displayed on each department thumbnail. Click on the department to see the full list.

Only museums bearing the 'Museum of France' label appear, whether they are public or private.

The data comes from the Muséofile database of the Ministry of Culture, regularly updated on data.culture.gouv.fr.

The 'Museum of France' label guarantees that the institution complies with strict obligations regarding conservation, inventory, restoration, and public accessibility.