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Visit Bou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bou is situated in the Loiret department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 11 km from Orleans, the department capital. (General information: Bou is 111 km from Paris and 342 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Orleans at 11 km from Bou
Popular places to visit near Bou: these include Orleans at 11 km and Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey at 20 km.
Saint-Cyr-en-Val is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km and Parc Floral de la Source is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bou
See France This Way travel guides for Loiret and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bou.
Note that all distances from Bou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bou (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Loiret gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc Floral de la Source (9km) : Arboretum des grandes bruyères (18km) : Les prés-Culand (27km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (47km) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (20km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (31km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Cyr-en-Val (8km) : Fleury-les-Aubrais (11km) : Olivet (11km) : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (14km) : Quiers-sur-Bezonde (32km) : Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Orleans (11km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Bou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bou
Canton: Chécy
Arrondissement: Orléans
Department: Loiret
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 45430
Distance to Bou
from Orleans: 11 km
from Paris: 111 km
from Calais: 342 km
from Nice: 615 km
from Bordeaux: 393 km
from Strasbourg: 429 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bou): Boigny-sur-Bionne, Checy, Combleux, Darvoy, Donnery, Ferolles, Jargeau, Mardie, Saint-Cyr-en-Val, Saint-Jean-de-Braye and Sandillon.
Getting here
Loiret is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris (Orly / Charles de Gaulle) or come via a ferry from the UK to a port such as Le Havre and Caen, 3-4 hours drive from here. For driving distances to Bou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bou