France museums

Name: France museums
Creator: OpenStreetMap
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/

Find museum locations across France. Inspect names, operator details, and recorded websites to help plan a museum map.

About this dataset

This map contains 5,205 mapped records for France museums. OpenStreetMap coverage depends on local contributors.
The map includes places recorded as museums within France, including French overseas regions where matching records exist. Area and line records use their mapped bounding-box centre. A centre can be outside an irregular shape and does not mark an entrance.
Select a feature to read its name and source fields. Use the source link to inspect the original record.
The OpenStreetMap snapshot date is 2026-09-14T22:44:01Z. The dataset was prepared on 15 September 2026.
Museum buildings and separately mapped museum locations can both occur. Nearby points with the same name and linked identity are combined. Source names do not confirm current opening hours.
10 source records were omitted by the subject, geometry, and duplicate checks described here.

Licence: ODbL 1.0

The download includes all 5,205 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 18

name: Source name or reference. If neither is available, the display name contains the feature type and source ID.
source_url: Link to the original OpenStreetMap object.
osm_id: OpenStreetMap object type and stable ID.
operator: Operator recorded by the source.
website: Website recorded by the source.
wheelchair: Recorded wheelchair access.
opening_hours: Opening hours recorded by the source. Check the operator for current hours.
fee: Recorded fee requirement.
castle_type: Castle type recorded by the source.
ref: Reference or route number recorded by the source.
toilets_disposal: Recorded toilet waste system.
access: Recorded access rule. A missing value does not mean public access.
historic_civilization: Historical civilization recorded by the source.
ruins: Recorded ruin status.
historic_period: Historical period recorded by the source.
drinking_water: Recorded drinking water status. This is not a current water quality test.
capacity: Recorded capacity. It can be out of date.
surface: Recorded surface material.