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Museums of France by region

18 French regions host 1 217 labeled "Museum of France" museums. Explore each region’s collections and cultural institutions.

1 217 museums in 18 regions

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 135 museums

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 102 museums

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 36 museums

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

Centre-Val de Loire 64 museums

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 10 museums

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

Grand Est 121 museums

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 5 museums

971 Guadeloupe 5 museums

Guyane 3 museums

973 Guyane 3 museums

Hauts-de-France 89 museums

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

La Réunion 2 museums

974 La Réunion 2 museums

Martinique 7 museums

972 Martinique 7 museums

Mayotte 0 museums

976 Mayotte

Normandie 90 museums

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

Nouvelle-Aquitaine 114 museums

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 132 museums

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 54 museums

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 119 museums

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 134 museums

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

All French regions, mainland and overseas, have at least one museum with the 'Museum of France' label. Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are among the most equipped regions.

Île-de-France has the largest number of labeled museums, notably thanks to Paris which hosts the Louvre, Orsay, Pompidou, Quai Branly, and many other establishments. Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine follow thanks to a dense network of museums in their departments.

Yes. The 'Museum of France' label is awarded across the territory, including rural areas. Many eco-museums, ethnology museums, and social museums are located in towns with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants and preserve local heritage.

Yes. DellArte lists all labeled 'Museum of France' museums in all regions. Click on a region to access the departments that compose it.

From this page, click on the desired region to see the list of its departments and the number of museums in each. You can also use the interactive map.

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

Île-de-France offers the greatest diversity thanks to the variety of Parisian museums (fine arts, sciences, ethnology, contemporary art, history). In the provinces, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie show great variety.

No. Fine arts museums in Lyon, Lille, Bordeaux, Rouen, and Nantes have collections of international caliber. French museum heritage is spread across the entire territory.

The distribution is uneven: departments containing large urban centers have more museums. Rural departments have fewer establishments but often offer territorial museums with strong local identity.

The data comes from the Muséofile database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under Open License v2.0. The regional affiliation follows the current administrative division.