Brou travel guide
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Visit Brou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Brou is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 35 km from Chartres, the department capital. (General information: Brou is 113 km from Paris and 309 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nogent-le-Rotrou at 29 km from Brou
Popular places to visit near Brou: these include Nogent-le-Rotrou at 29 km and Chartres at 33 km.
Le pré Catelan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 12km and Chateaudun is a listed 'recommended detour' at 20km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Brou: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Brou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Brou
See France This Way travel guides for Eure-et-Loir and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Brou.
Note that all distances from Brou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Brou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Brou (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 Eure-et-Loir 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 Brou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Le pré Catelan (12km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chartres (35km) : Moutiers (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Chartres Cathedral (36km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vendome (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chateaudun (20km) : Nogent-le-Rotrou (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Brou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Brou
Canton: Brou
Arrondissement: Châteaudun
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 28160
Distance to Brou
from Chartres: 35 km
from Paris: 113 km
from Calais: 309 km
from Nice: 688 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 487 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Brou): Dampierre-sous-Brou, Fraze, Gohory, Mottereau, Unverre and Yevres.
Getting here
Eure-et-Loir is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Brou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Brou