--- title: "Saint-Maurice – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Saint-Maurice, France: Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/saint-maurice" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/saint-maurice.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/R%C3%B6ttenbach_St.Mauritius_Altar_-20200209-RM-163353.jpg/1920px-R%C3%B6ttenbach_St.Mauritius_Altar_-20200209-RM-163353.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Roman Theban Legion leader (AD 250–287) · France · Île-de-France # Saint-Maurice Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. ![Saint-Maurice](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/R%C3%B6ttenbach_St.Mauritius_Altar_-20200209-RM-163353.jpg/1920px-R%C3%B6ttenbach_St.Mauritius_Altar_-20200209-RM-163353.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Saint-Maurice · Ermell The place Maurice was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favourite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Maurice), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Saint-Maurice 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France The Bibliothèque nationale de France is the national library of France, located in Paris on two main sites, Richelieu and François-Mitterrand. It is the national repository of all that is published in France. 4 km · national library of France in Paris · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblioth%C3%A8que_nationale_de_France) 2. Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées The Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées is a French private grande école in aerospace engineering located at Ivry-sur-Seine, Lyon and Toulouse, recognized by the French state since 2010, whose diploma has been accredited by the French Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur since 2011. It was founded in 1961 and has been part of IONIS Education Group since 1998. 2.4 km · French engineering college in aerospace · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_polytechnique_des_sciences_avanc%C3%A9es) 3. Bois de Vincennes The Bois de Vincennes vɛ̃sɛn\]), located on the eastern edge of Paris, France, is the largest public park in the city. It was created between 1855 and 1866 by Emperor Napoleon III. The park is next to the Château de Vincennes, a former residence of the Kings of France. 800 m · public park in Paris, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bois_de_Vincennes) 4. Château de Vincennes The Château de Vincennes vɛ̃sɛn\]) is a former fortress and royal residence next to the town of Vincennes, on the eastern edge of Paris, alongside the Bois de Vincennes. It was largely built between 1361 and 1369, and was a preferred residence, after the Palais de la Cité, of French kings from the 14th to 16th century. 2.4 km · castle · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Vincennes) 5. Accor Arena Accor Arena, also known as Bercy Arena, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall in Paris, France. It lies in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. 4 km · indoor sports arena and concert hall in Bercy, Paris, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accor_Arena) 6. Vélodrome de Vincennes The Vélodrome de Vincennes is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France. 1.2 km · stadium in Vincennes, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lodrome_de_Vincennes) 7. Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle University is a public liberal arts and humanities university in Paris, France. It is one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was completely overhauled and restructured in 1970. 3.4 km · French university, emanation of the old Faculty of Letters of Paris Universities · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbonne_Nouvelle_University) 8. Paris Diderot University Paris Diderot University, also known as Paris 7 or Paris VII, was a public university located in Paris, France. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 universities in 1970. 3.5 km · French university existing from 1971 to 2019 · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Diderot_University) 9. Paris Zoological Park The Paris Zoological Park, formerly known as the Bois de Vincennes Zoological Park vɛ̃sɛn\]), and commonly called the Vincennes Zoo, is a facility of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, which covers an area of 14.5 hectares in the Bois de Vincennes. Designed to complement the Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes, this zoo is dedicated to the observation of animal behavior in a more suitable environment. 1.3 km · zoo in France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Zoological_Park) 10. Place de la Nation The Place de la Nation, subsequently the Place du Trône-Renversé \[- ʁɑ̃vɛʁse\] during the French Revolution) is a circle on the eastern side of Paris, between the Place de la Bastille and the Bois de Vincennes, on the border of the 11th and 12th arrondissements. The square acquired its current name on Bastille Day, 14 July 1880, under the Third Republic. 3.7 km · square in Paris, France · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_de_la_Nation) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Saint-Maurice **Airports:** Paris-Orly (ORY), 11 km · Charles de Gaulle (CDG), 23 km · Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA), 74 km\ **Stations:** Paris-Bercy-Bourgogne-Pays-d'Auvergne railway station, 3.8 km\ - Beauvais → Saint-Maurice 72 km · quickest by road, 1h 27m · €10–14 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/beauvais-to-saint-maurice) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Beauvais&to=Saint-Maurice) - Lesquin → Saint-Maurice 202 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · €22–31 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lesquin-to-saint-maurice) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lesquin&to=Saint-Maurice) - Clermont-Ferrand → Saint-Maurice 17 km · quickest by road, 34 min · €2.5–3.5 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/clermont-ferrand-to-saint-maurice) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Clermont-Ferrand&to=Saint-Maurice) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Saint-Maurice) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Saint-Maurice Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Saint-Maurice. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Companies like Air Charter Advisors and Priority Jet offer access to a variety of aircraft rentals. From [Wikivoyage: Paris](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Paris), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. 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