Musee de la Gendarmerie Nationale
Musee de la Gendarmerie Nationale
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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Jemzy1994
London, UK37 contributions
Feb 2016 • Solo
Really well laid out museum and super informative. Really appreciated having a lot of the information in English as my French is not great. I have a deep appreciation for the work the Gendarmerie do and I'm proud to have friends currently serving within it and this museum allowed me to understand the history so much better.
This place also had a bit more meaning for me as one of my friends actually attended the Gendarmerie school situated basically next door.
As a note: Keep an eye out for any drawers in the display cabinets as you can open them and if it wasn't for the nice man working there I would have missed them.
This place also had a bit more meaning for me as one of my friends actually attended the Gendarmerie school situated basically next door.
As a note: Keep an eye out for any drawers in the display cabinets as you can open them and if it wasn't for the nice man working there I would have missed them.
Written February 29, 2016
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MZTParis
Paris298 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
Forty-five km from Paris is the newly-renovated Gendarmerie Museum (Musee de la Gendarmerie Nationale). The museum reopened in October this year (2015).
You reach Melun by taking the RER B2 train from Chatelet-Les-Halles or from Gare de Lyon. It will take you 1 hr if you are on a train that stops at each station along the way, or 30 minutes if you are on a non-stop Paris/Melun or Melun/Paris train. At peak travelling hours the trains can be very full.
At Melun station you take Bus D to the museum. The stop is Ecole de gendarmerie. You can also take Bus F and the stop will be Gendarmerie Briand.
It admittance fee is 7 euros and 5 euros for those over 65.
The museum focuses on the history of France's Gendarmerie rather than on crime fighting. (The Gendarmerie falls under the Ministry of Defence, whereas the police fall under the Ministry of the Interior.) And no 'gendarme' is not French for policeman.
The Gendarmerie payed a large role in French colonies (Africa and IndoChina) and so too in the two World Wars and you will therefore see the various uniforms, weapons and vehicles.
Unfortunately, there is rather little about crime fighting.
This is certainly an attraction for those interested in military matters, but it is not an attraction for children.
There is a souvenir shop where everything is quite expensive.
There is no tea room or restaurant.
The toilet facilities are excellent.
You reach Melun by taking the RER B2 train from Chatelet-Les-Halles or from Gare de Lyon. It will take you 1 hr if you are on a train that stops at each station along the way, or 30 minutes if you are on a non-stop Paris/Melun or Melun/Paris train. At peak travelling hours the trains can be very full.
At Melun station you take Bus D to the museum. The stop is Ecole de gendarmerie. You can also take Bus F and the stop will be Gendarmerie Briand.
It admittance fee is 7 euros and 5 euros for those over 65.
The museum focuses on the history of France's Gendarmerie rather than on crime fighting. (The Gendarmerie falls under the Ministry of Defence, whereas the police fall under the Ministry of the Interior.) And no 'gendarme' is not French for policeman.
The Gendarmerie payed a large role in French colonies (Africa and IndoChina) and so too in the two World Wars and you will therefore see the various uniforms, weapons and vehicles.
Unfortunately, there is rather little about crime fighting.
This is certainly an attraction for those interested in military matters, but it is not an attraction for children.
There is a souvenir shop where everything is quite expensive.
There is no tea room or restaurant.
The toilet facilities are excellent.
Written November 13, 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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