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Hindu temples and gurdwaras in France

The Hindu temple most people in France mean is the Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam (Temple Ganesh) at 17 rue Pajol in La Chapelle, Paris, open daily 08:30–20:00. The newest is the BAPS Swaminarayan mandir at Bussy-Saint-Georges, 30 km east of Paris, consecrated on 6 September 2026 and open every day. ISKCON’s Paris temple is in Sarcelles (Sunday gathering from 17:00), and the Sikh gurdwaras of the Paris region are at Bobigny, Le Bourget and Bondy. Outside the Paris region we could confirm the Shiva temple in Villeurbanne near Lyon, ISKCON’s New Mayapur in the Indre, and the Tamil temples of Réunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique, which are French overseas departments.

Namaste Community deskChecked October 23, 202623 places open

Paris

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La Chapelle is the Tamil quarter and the Ganesh temple is its centre. Wikipedia’s register of Hindu temples in France and volunteer-compiled lists name other Tamil kovils in the 10th, 18th and 19th arrondissements, among them an Ayyappan temple near Marx Dormoy and a Vishwanath temple on rue des Petites Écuries; we could confirm only the two below.

  • HinduTamil Hindu

    Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam (Temple Ganesh)

    Address
    17 rue Pajol, 75018 Paris · Directions
    When
    Daily 08:30–20:00; ceremonies at 10:00, 12:00 and 18:30

    Founded in 1985 by Sri Lankan Tamils and described by Sortiraparis as the oldest Hindu temple in Paris and the first in France. Open to everyone: shoes come off, no photographs inside, and a vegetarian meal is shared with worshippers. The Ganesh procession through La Chapelle leaves from here on the last Sunday of August. Métro Marx Dormoy, La Chapelle or Gare du Nord; buses 60, 65 and 35.

    Website

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    Sri Muthukumaraswamy Alayam

    Address
    31 rue des Solitaires, 75019 Paris · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Tamil temple in the 19th arrondissement, named for Muthukumaraswamy, a name of Murugan. It is on Wikipedia’s register of Hindu temples in France and its association has been on the company register since 1999. We found no website, timetable or recent report, so ask at the Ganesh temple before a first visit.

Seine-Saint-Denis

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The département with the most India-born residents in France (8,566 at the 2021 census, INSEE) and most of the Paris region’s gurdwaras. Wikipedia’s register also names a Tamil temple on avenue de la Division-Leclerc in Bobigny, but the only association we found registered at that address is a church, so it is not listed.

  • Sikh

    Gurdwara Singh Sabha

    Address
    16 rue de la Ferme, 93000 Bobigny · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Described by Seine-Saint-Denis tourism as the first gurdwara of France and open to all; the Guru Granth Sahib is in the prayer room upstairs, and a canteen on the second floor serves Punjabi food. The Vaisakhi procession starts and ends here (Sunday 19 April 2026; the tourist board counts about 4,000 people a year). Tram T1 to La Ferme is less than 100 m away, and Métro line 5 ends at Bobigny. Some pages give the number as 18.

  • HinduTamil Saiva

    Sivan Parvathi Temple (Parampaariswary Sivan Temple)

    Address
    159 avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier, 93120 La Courneuve · Directions
    When
    Open daily, according to a December 2024 visitor guide; no times published

    A Shiva temple on the main road through La Courneuve, created in the 1990s and since enlarged, serving the Tamil Hindu community. Entry is free; shoes and coats come off at the door, hair is tied back during ceremonies and visitors walk clockwise. Wikipedia also lists a Parampaariswary Sivan and an Arul Migu Muthumaariaman temple at this address; the company register shows an association named Param Paariswary registered here in 2018, while the older Sivan Parvathi association is marked ceased.

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    Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lubana

    Address
    14 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 93350 Le Bourget · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A gurdwara of Sikhs from northern India that Sortiraparis (updated September 2026) says welcomes visitors, with kirtan and a shared meal. No timetable is published.

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    Gurdwara Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib

    Address
    56 route d’Aulnay, 93140 Bondy · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Wikipedia places a gurdwara of this name in Bondy, and the World Gurudwaras directory gives “56 Rte d’Aulnay” without a town; route d’Aulnay is a street in Bondy, so the address is given on that reading. We found no site, timetable or recent report, so confirm before travelling.

Val-d’Oise, Val-de-Marne and Seine-et-Marne

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Five places in three départements. We could not confirm any temple in Sevran or Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and the address Wikipedia gives for a Tamil temple in Plaisir (Yvelines) is a shared community building where we found no Hindu association.

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    BAPS Swaminarayan Hindu Mandir

    Address
    Allée Madame de Montespan, 77600 Bussy-Saint-Georges · Directions
    When
    Monday–Friday 09:00–12:00 and 16:00–19:00; weekends 09:00–19:00 (English page; the French page prints only the weekday times)

    Consecrated on Sunday 6 September 2026 in Seine-et-Marne, about 30 km east of Paris; AFP calls it the largest temple built in a traditional style in continental Europe, hand-carved from Indian stone. Everyone is welcome: shoulders and knees covered, shoes off, no photography inside, quiet. RER A to Bussy-Saint-Georges then a short walk; free parking nearby.

    Website

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    ISKCON Paris — Sri Sri Radha-Parisisvara

    Address
    230 avenue de la Division-Leclerc, 95200 Sarcelles · Directions
    When
    Darshan daily 04:30–19:00 (Mangala Arati 04:30, Guru Puja 07:30, Bhagavatam class 08:00, Raj Bhoga Arati 12:30, Gaura Arati 18:30); Sunday gathering from 17:00 with kirtan, a talk and a vegetarian meal

    ISKCON’s temple for the Paris region, listed in ISKCON’s own centres directory, with a guesthouse that must be booked in advance. RER D from Gare du Nord to Garges-Sarcelles.

    Website

  • HinduSai Baba

    Sri Sathya Narayana Padhuga Temple (Sai Baba of France)

    Address
    6–8 avenue Anatole France (Allée Normandie), 94600 Choisy-le-Roi · Directions
    When
    Sundays 09:00–13:00; Thursdays from 09:00, with bhajan and abhishekam at 15:30 (the temple’s January 2026 timetable)

    The temple of the Sai Baba of France association, whose site has pages on Shirdi, Sathya and Prema Sai, Bal Vikas classes, a youth branch and Veda study. Its events page, which still showed January when we read it, lists a monthly bhajan and festival mornings.

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    Sri Ashtalakshmi Varatharaja Perumal Temple

    Address
    1 bis rue Ledru-Rollin, 94600 Choisy-le-Roi · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A temple to Ashtalakshmi and Vishnu as Varatharaja Perumal, listed in the volunteer-compiled register that Wikipedia reproduces; its association has been on the company register since 2004. We found no website or timetable.

  • HinduTamil Hindu

    Sri Subramaniya Thurgai Amman Alayam (Sri Durgai Amman Temple)

    Address
    15 avenue Alexis Varagne, 95400 Villiers-le-Bel · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Tamil temple to the goddess Durga, registered as an association since 2016 and listed with a Facebook page in the Hindu temple directories we checked. We found no timetable; the Facebook page is the place to ask.

Lyon

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The City of Lyon’s own listing calls the Villeurbanne temple the only Hindu temple of the Rhône-Alpes region; a Ganesh temple in Rillieux-la-Pape, north-east of Lyon, announced in 2021 that it was closing to the public.

  • HinduShaiva Agamic

    Sri Rhôneshwara Siva Lingamalai (Temple Hindou de Shiva de Lyon)

    Address
    16 rue des Roses, 69100 Villeurbanne · Directions
    When
    Two daily acts of worship, Monday–Friday 09:00–10:30 and 17:00–19:30, with special events on Saturdays; visits by appointment on weekdays (the City of Lyon lists Monday–Saturday outside festival periods)

    Run by the association AFCTHIM, in the Agamic tradition, under the direction of the Alputha Vinayagar temple in Geneva, which has been open since 1995. Its events calendar showed Vinayaka Chaturthi on 26 August 2025 and no upcoming events on 23 October 2026, so ask before travelling for Diwali.

    Website

  • HinduTamil HinduClosed

    Temple Hindou de Vinayaga Perouman Koil

    Address
    MPT de la Velette, 3 place Lyautey, 69140 Rillieux-la-Pape

    A Tamil Ganesh temple in a community hall north-east of Lyon; Hinduism Today reported 600 worshippers at its Ganesh celebration on 10 September 2017. Its own site carries a notice that the temple has been closed to the public since Wednesday 7 July 2021 until further notice, and we found no reopening notice. The site is reachable only over an unsecured connection, so no link is given.

The Indre: New Mayapur

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About three hours from Paris. Day visitors and overnight guests are both welcome.

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    ISKCON New Mayapur

    Address
    Château d’Oublaise, 36360 Luçay-le-Mâle · Directions
    When
    Monday–Saturday 10:00–17:00; Open House Sundays 12:30–19:30 with kirtan and a free vegetarian lunch (the site prints “12:30am”)

    A community in a château of 1905 on 86 hectares, acquired by disciples of Srila Prabhupada in 1971; the deities are Sri Sri Krishna Balaram, Radha Govinda Madhava and Gaur Nitai. A guesthouse and retreats can be booked on the site, which listed only a Holi festival on 25 July 2027 when we read its events page.

    Website

Réunion (overseas department)

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Réunion is a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, not part of the mainland. Its Tamil temples serve families of Indian origin who have been French for generations; Île de la Réunion Tourisme counts eight large temples, the Colosse temple in Saint-André the most impressive. Many are open to worshippers only, or to visitors outside ceremonies, and none of those below publishes a timetable. The Ville de Saint-André holds the 37th Dipavali from 11 to 15 November 2026, with a parade on 14 November.

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    Siva Soupramanien Temple (Temple du Petit Bazar)

    Address
    Avenue de l’Île de France, 97440 Saint-André · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Founded in a small hut in 1900 and completely rebuilt, with the Maha Kumbhabhishekam on 6 July 2003; the main deity is Muruga. Its Cavadee in January or February is the busiest festival: Hindu Press International counted 382 penitents in 2003. Routard says access to the outer enclosure is generally free, that no visiting hours are published and that access can be limited during ceremonies.

  • HinduTamil Hindu

    Temple du Colosse

    Address
    Chemin Agénor, 97440 Saint-André · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Dedicated to the goddess Pandialé and built in the early 1990s by craftsmen from Madras, with a tiered gopuram; the street is as OpenStreetMap gives it. A travel guide says visitors look through the railings while it hosts ceremonies, so ask before going in.

  • HinduTamil Hindu

    Temple Mardévirin

    Address
    Rue du Petit Bazar, Cambuston, 97440 Saint-André · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    One of the Tamil temples on French Wikipedia’s table of Réunion’s temples that records it as a historic monument, inscribed in 2010; the street is as OpenStreetMap gives it. No website or timetable.

  • HinduTamil Vaishnava

    Temple Narassingua Peroumal

    Address
    44 allée Narassingua Peroumal, Ravine Blanche, 97410 Saint-Pierre · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    Dedicated to Narasimha, the lion avatar of Vishnu; built in the 1800s by Indian labourers and restored between 1997 and 2010 by artists from southern India. Île de la Réunion Tourisme lists it as a heritage visit, says worshippers come between September and October, and notes it came third in the “14 favourite monuments of the French” vote in 2020.

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    Shri Maha Badra Karly Temple

    Address
    34 rue Mahatma Gandhi, Ravine Blanche, 97410 Saint-Pierre · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A temple to the goddess Karly, built as a straw hut in the 1950s and renovated in 1970 and 1990. Île de la Réunion Tourisme lists a guided visit on the history of the Hindu gods and of the Indian settlers.

  • HinduTamil Hindu

    Temple des Casernes

    Address
    Rue Robinet de la Serve, Terre Sainte, 97410 Saint-Pierre · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Tamil temple that French Wikipedia’s table of Réunion’s temples records as inscribed as a historic monument in 2010; the street is as OpenStreetMap gives it. No website or timetable.

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    Kovil Kalikambal

    Address
    Rue du Maréchal-Leclerc, 97400 Saint-Denis · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The Tamil temple in the centre of the island’s capital, restored in the 1980s by artisans brought from India. Lonely Planet’s French guide says visitors can only admire it from outside, because access is limited to worshippers. Directories give the number as 259 or 261.

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    Temple de Morange

    Address
    Chemin Morange, Sainte-Anne, 97437 Saint-Benoît · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A Tamil temple in the east of the island that French Wikipedia’s table of Réunion’s temples records as inscribed as a historic monument in 2010; the street is as OpenStreetMap gives it. No website or timetable.

Guadeloupe and Martinique (overseas departments)

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Both are French overseas departments in the Caribbean. The Embassy of India’s July 2026 brief puts the Indian-origin population at over 57,000 in Guadeloupe and over 8,000 in Martinique. These are the two temples with a published location; both are mainly for worshippers.

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    Temple hindou de Changy

    Address
    Changy (route nationale 1), 97130 Capesterre-Belle-Eau · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    The most important temple of Guadeloupe’s Tamil community according to France.fr, dedicated to the goddess Mariamman (Maliémin locally), about 3 km from Capesterre-Belle-Eau on the N1 towards Petit-Bourg. France.fr says the interior is reserved for Hindus holding ceremonies on Saturdays and Sundays and that visitors see it from outside; Lonely Planet says the same.

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    Temple hindou de Sainte-Marie

    Address
    Fourniols, 97230 Sainte-Marie · Directions
    When
    No hours published — ring or ask before a first visit

    A temple to Mariamman, known as Malièmin in Martinique. Indian workers built the first hut around 1858 on the Union plantation (now the Saint-James estates), and local families rebuilt it in 1985. The tourist board publishes no hours.

Also worth knowing

Most Hindu temples in the Paris region are Tamil, built by Sri Lankan refugees and by Tamils from Puducherry and Tamil Nadu: INSEE’s 2023 estimate counts 55,000 Sri Lanka-born residents against 53,000 India-born. Poojas run at fixed hours during the day, shoes come off at the door and several temples ask visitors not to photograph inside. The mainland temples are association-run places in ordinary buildings; the BAPS mandir at Bussy-Saint-Georges, consecrated on 6 September 2026, is the first built in a traditional style.

Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November 2026 and is not a public holiday in France. Tamil families keep Deepavali on the morning of Naraka Chaturdashi, and India’s and Sri Lanka’s calendars put it on 8 November, though a panchang computed for Paris puts that dawn on Saturday 7 November; ask your temple which day it keeps. On Réunion the town of Saint-André holds the 37th Dipavali from 11 to 15 November 2026. Gurdwaras mark Bandi Chhor Divas on the same days; ask at the one nearest you.

The Fête de Ganesh procession leaves the Ganesh temple on the rue Pajol on the last Sunday of August (30 August in 2026, about 11:00 to 15:00) and is held subject to the Préfecture’s authorisation, so confirm the date with the temple in August; if the pattern holds the next is Sunday 29 August 2027. The Vaisakhi procession leaves the Bobigny gurdwara in April (19 April in 2026); the 2027 date was not announced.

Every gurdwara serves langar, and visitors cover their heads and remove shoes. Ministry of Culture records put the Franco-Sikh community of Île-de-France at 10,000 to 15,000 people. Directories also list a Sant Baba Prem Singh gurdwara in La Courneuve, a Guru Ravidass gurdwara and a Darbar Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji on chemin de Groslay; we could not pin down a town, address or recent report for them, so they are not listed. For a pandit for a house puja, a naming ceremony or a wedding, ask at the Ganesh temple in Paris, the BAPS mandir, ISKCON in Sarcelles or the Villeurbanne temple.

Where the list is thin: we could not confirm a Hindu temple or gurdwara in Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier or Strasbourg, and Indian associations there hire halls for Diwali. In Strasbourg the Bhakti Mandir association says it hires a room from a parish and wants a place of its own. For these cities the nearest confirmed temples are in Paris and Lyon. Not listed on Réunion: the Temple du Gol in Saint-Louis, the Temple de l’Union in Bras-Panon and the Temple tamoul de Bois Rouge, for which we found no street address; on Martinique the Moulin l’Étang temple at Basse-Pointe held a Mariamman festival in May 2024 but we found no address.

Questions people ask

Is there a Hindu temple in Paris?
Yes. The Sri Manicka Vinayakar Alayam (Temple Ganesh) at 17 rue Pajol, 75018, is open daily 08:30–20:00 with ceremonies at 10:00, 12:00 and 18:30. ISKCON’s temple is at 230 avenue de la Division-Leclerc in Sarcelles, the Sivan Parvathi temple at 159 avenue Paul-Vaillant-Couturier in La Courneuve, and the BAPS mandir at Bussy-Saint-Georges.
What is the biggest Hindu temple in France?
The BAPS Swaminarayan mandir at Bussy-Saint-Georges, consecrated on 6 September 2026. AFP calls it the largest temple built in a traditional style in continental Europe. Its English visit page gives Monday–Friday 09:00–12:00 and 16:00–19:00 and weekends 09:00–19:00.
When is the Ganesh festival procession in Paris?
On the last Sunday of August: Sunday 30 August in 2026, about 11:00 to 15:00, from the temple at 17 rue Pajol through La Chapelle. It is free and subject to the Préfecture’s authorisation; if the pattern holds the next is Sunday 29 August 2027, so check with the temple that month.
Where is the ISKCON temple near Paris?
ISKCON Paris is at 230 avenue de la Division-Leclerc in Sarcelles, with darshan daily 04:30–19:00 and a Sunday gathering from 17:00 with kirtan, a talk and a vegetarian meal. ISKCON’s New Mayapur community is at the Château d’Oublaise in Luçay-le-Mâle, about three hours away, open Monday–Saturday 10:00–17:00 and on Sundays.
Is there a gurdwara in Paris?
The gurdwaras of the Paris region are in Seine-Saint-Denis: Gurdwara Singh Sabha at 16 rue de la Ferme in Bobigny, described as the first in France, and Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lubana at 14 avenue Jean-Jaurès in Le Bourget. A Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib gurdwara is listed at 56 route d’Aulnay in Bondy. There is none inside Paris itself that we could confirm.
Is there a Hindu temple in Lyon?
Yes, one that we could confirm: the Shiva temple at 16 rue des Roses in Villeurbanne, with worship Monday–Friday 09:00–10:30 and 17:00–19:30 and events on Saturdays; visits are by appointment. The Ganesh temple at Rillieux-la-Pape has been closed to the public since 7 July 2021, its site says.
Is there a Hindu temple in Marseille, Toulouse or Bordeaux?
We could not confirm one in Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier or Strasbourg; the Indian associations there hire halls for Diwali. The nearest confirmed temples are in Paris and Lyon.
Where are the Tamil temples on Réunion?
Île de la Réunion Tourisme counts eight large temples. Those with a published address include the Siva Soupramanien temple on avenue de l’Île de France and the Temple du Colosse in Saint-André, the Narassingua Peroumal and Maha Badra Karly temples in Saint-Pierre, and the Kalikambal kovil in the centre of Saint-Denis.
Can visitors enter the Tamil temples on Réunion and the Antilles?
Often only the outside. The Kalikambal kovil in Saint-Denis is open to worshippers only, the Petit Bazar temple’s outer enclosure is generally free but access can be limited during ceremonies, and the Changy temple in Guadeloupe is seen from outside because the interior is for worshippers.
When is Diwali 2026 in France and where can I celebrate it?
Diwali is Sunday 8 November 2026, not a public holiday. Ask the Ganesh temple in Paris and your nearest gurdwara which day they keep; on Réunion the Ville de Saint-André holds the 37th Dipavali from 11 to 15 November 2026, with a parade on 14 November.

Sources

Checked on October 23, 2026. When a temple’s own page and this list disagree, the temple wins.

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