# Things to see in Rouen (France): 82 places and when to go

> Rouen is a city in France with around 533,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 82 places in and around it, mainly History (41), Food and drink (13), Nature (12). The best known are Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen, Château Gaillard and Jumièges Abbey. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ruan/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 49.4304, 1.08
- **Population:** About 533,000
- **Places:** 82 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/historia/) (41) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gastronomia/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (12) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (11) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/espiritual/) (9) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fauna/) (9)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** CDG Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise), 117 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Rouen

The places in and around Rouen, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-maritime-de-rouen/): Museum in Rouen, France · 2.1 km
- [Château Gaillard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-gaillard/): French medieval castle in Les Andelys, Normandy · 32 km
- [Jumièges Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-de-jumieges/): Abbey located in Seine-Maritime, in France · 19 km
- [Abbey of Saint Wandrille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-notre-dame-de-fontenelle/): Abbey located in Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France · 25 km
- [Abbey-Church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbatiale-saint-ouen/): Gothic church and former Benedictine abbey, Seine-Maritime, France · 2.0 km
- [Rouen-Rive-Droite station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gare-de-rouen-rive-droite/): Railway station in Rouen, France · 2.3 km
- [Church of Saint-Maclou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/eglise-saint-maclou/): Church located in Seine-Maritime, in France · 1.7 km
- [Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-saint-georges-de-boscherville/): Abbey located in Seine-Maritime, in France · 8.5 km
- [Pont Gustave-Flaubert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pont-flaubert/): Bridge at Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France · 1.9 km
- [Château des Tourelles](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-des-tourelles/): French castle in the commune of Vernon, Eure · 47 km
- [Musée Nicolas Poussin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-nicolas-poussin/): Museum in France · 32 km
- [Mortemer Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-de-mortemer/): Abbey located in Eure, in France · 30 km
- [Château de Cany](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-cany/): Castle in France · 50 km
- [Château de Robert le Diable](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-robert-le-diable/): French feudal castle · 13 km
- [Hôtel de Bourgtheroulde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/hotel-de-bourgtheroulde/): History · 1.4 km
- [château de Vascœuil](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-michelet/): History · 22 km
- [Église Saint-Taurin d'Évreux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbatiale-saint-taurin/): Church located in Eure, in France · 45 km
- [Château de Bizy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-bizy/): Chateau in Vernon, France · 48 km
- [Gisacum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gisacum/): Archaeological site in France · 49 km
- [École régionale des Beaux-Arts de Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/plague-cemetery/): Cemetery located in Seine-Maritime, in France · 1.8 km
- [Château d'Heudicourt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-d-heudicourt/): French Château in Eure, Normandy · 43 km
- [Château de la Rivière-Bourdet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-la-riviere-bourdet/): French castle · 9.9 km
- [Château de Martainville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-martainville/): Castle · 16 km
- [Château du Taillis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-du-taillis/): Château in Normandy, France · 17 km

And the other 58, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Château d'Yville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/domaine-d-yville-egalement-sur-communes-de-barneville-sur-se/), [Collégiale Saint-Hildevert de Gournay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/eglise-saint-hildevert/), [Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Guérard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-notre-dame-de-fontaine-guerard/), [Allée couverte de Mauny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/allee-couverte-de-mauny/), [château d'Omonville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-d-omonville/), [Château de Fleury-la-Forêt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-fleury-la-foret/), [Château de Merval](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-merval/), [Château des Huguenots](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-des-huguenots/), [Château Le Manais](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-du-manais/), [Allée couverte d'Aizier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dalle-a-trou-d-homme/), [Église Saint-Christophe de Reuilly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/eglise-saint-christophe/), [Église Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Mathurin de La Mailleraye-sur-Seine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/eglise-saint-mathurin-de-guerbaville/), [Église Saint-Ouen de Pont-Audemer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/eglise-saint-ouen/), [Gravier de Gargantua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/menhir-dit-gravier-de-gargantua/), [Villa du Val-Caron](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/villa-du-buquet/), [Château de Bonnemare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/domaine-de-bonnemare/), [Halle de Lyons-la-Forêt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-halle/), [Manoir de Chauvincourt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/manoir-de-chauvincourt/), [Manoir du Hom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/manoir-du-hom/), [La Rapée](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-rapee/), [Manoir des Chevaux dorés](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/manoir-des-chevaux-dores/)
- **Nature**: [Gouy Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/grotte-de-gouy/), [réserve naturelle régionale des larris et tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-des-larris-et-tourbieres-de-saint-pierre-e/), [côte Sainte-Hélène](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cote-sainte-helene/), [La Tourbière d'Heurteauville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-tourbiere-d-heurteauville/), [Parc animalier de la forêt de Roumare](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/parc-animalier-de-la-foret-de-roumare/), [Falaises D'Orival](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-dirigee-des-falaises-d-orival/), [Réserve biologique dirigée des Landes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-dirigee-des-landes/), [Bois Du Gouffre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-dirigee-du-bois-du-gouffre/), [Mont Du Fresne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-dirigee-du-mont-du-fresne/), [Les Landes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-integrale-des-landes/), [Tourbière d'Heurteauville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tourbiere-d-heurteauville/)
- **With kids**: [Parc du Bocasse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/parc-du-bocasse/), [Tolysland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/tolysland/)
- **Food and drink**: [place Saint-Marc](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/place-saint-marc/), [Brasserie Bakbuk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-bakbuk/), [Brasserie du Chant du Loup](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-du-chant-du-loup/), [Brasserie du Zink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-du-zink/), [Brasserie insulaire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-insulaire/), [Brasserie Ragnar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-ragnar/), [BrewSociety](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brewsociety/), [Ferme-brasserie La Chapelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ferme-brasserie-la-chapelle/), [L'insolite](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/l-insolite/), [La Brique](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-brique/), [Monolith Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/monolith-brewery/), [Union-B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/union-b/)
- **Hiking**: [GR 2 (France)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/au-fil-de-la-seine/), [GR 222 (France)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/d-avre-a-la-seine/), [de Fécamp à Oherville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-fecamp-a-oherville/), [GR 23 (France)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-la-bouille-a-honfleur/), [De La Bouille à Trouville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-la-bouille-a-trouville/), [De Sotteville-sous-le-Val à Montville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-sotteville-sous-le-val-a-montville/), [De Trouville à Pont-Audemer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-trouville-a-pont-audemer/), [De Verneuil-sur-Avre à Berville-sur-mer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-verneuil-sur-avre-a-berville-sur-mer/), [GR 26 (France)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/de-villennes-sur-seine-a-villers-sur-mer/), [La Houssoye - Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-houssoye-rouen/), [variante par Rouen (rive droite)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/variante-par-rouen-rive-droite/)
- **Stargazing**: [Observatoire de Vernon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/observatoire-de-vernon/)

## When to go to Rouen

The best time to visit Rouen is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 24 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 52 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 29 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 07 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 02 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 39 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 13 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 29 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 49 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 58 |

In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58. In April, 81 of the 82 places are at their best.

When to go to France in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Rouen

The nearest main airport is Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG, Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise)), 117 km as the crow flies. How to get around France (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.4304%2C1.08)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.4304%2C1.08)

## Other towns nearby

- [Place Ernest Thorel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/place-ernest-thorel/): 24 places · 25 km
- [Saint Saëns](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/saint-saens/): 7 places · 31 km
- [Le Bec-Hellouin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-bec-hellouin/): 12 places · 34 km
- [Amfreville-les-Champs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/amfreville-les-champs/): 9 places · 35 km
- [Lanquetot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/lanquetot/): 9 places · 44 km
- [Dieppe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dieppe/): 18 places · 56 km

And all of France, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Rouen?

The best known: [Maritime, Fluvial and Harbour Museum of Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-maritime-de-rouen/), [Château Gaillard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-gaillard/), [Jumièges Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-de-jumieges/), [Abbey of Saint Wandrille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-notre-dame-de-fontenelle/), [Abbey-Church of Saint-Ouen, Rouen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbatiale-saint-ouen/). In all, 82 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Rouen?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58.

### How do you get to Rouen?

The nearest main airport is Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG), 117 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.4304%2C1.08) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Rouen as the destination and these 82 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).