Bougival: history and sights
Served by: Transilien L.
Did you know?
In 1874 Turgenev and Pauline Viardot bought the Domaine des Frênes at Bougival, where the writer had a dacha built.
Anecdote
Georges Bizet composed 'Carmen' at Bougival, in his house on the Seine.
Around Bougival
- Datcha-musée Ivan Tourguéniev, 1500 m away — The only museum devoted to Turgenev outside Russia according to tourist sources, opened in 1983.
- Machine de Marly (vestiges), 1750 m away — Remains of the hydraulic machine that pumped Seine water for the fountains of Versailles and Marly in the late 17th century.
- Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, 700 m away — The church overlooking Bougival's town centre.