Chambon-la-Foret travel guide
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Visit Chambon-la-Foret: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chambon-la-Foret is situated in the Loiret department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 34 km from Orleans, the department capital. (General information: Chambon-la-Foret is 89 km from Paris and 323 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Yevre-le-Chatel at 12 km from Chambon-la-Foret
Popular places to visit near Chambon-la-Foret: these include Yevre-le-Chatel at 12 km and Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey at 27 km.
Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km and Arboretum des grandes bruyères is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chambon-la-Foret: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Chambon-la-Foret, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chambon-la-Foret
See France This Way travel guides for Loiret and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chambon-la-Foret.
Note that all distances from Chambon-la-Foret shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chambon-la-Foret holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chambon-la-Foret (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 Chambon-la-Foret and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum des grandes bruyères (9km) : Parc Floral de la Source (35km) : Parc du château de Courances (45km) : Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (46km) : Domaine national de Fontainebleau (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (7km) : Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (43km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (43km) : Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Quiers-sur-Bezonde (12km) : Fleury-les-Aubrais (31km) : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (35km) : Saint-Cyr-en-Val (35km) : Olivet (36km) : Moutiers (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Fontainebleau Palace (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Orleans (33km) : Etampes (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montargis (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Chambon-la-Foret & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chambon-la-Forêt
Canton: Beaune-la-Rolande
Arrondissement: Pithiviers
Department: Loiret
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 45340
Distance to Chambon-la-Foret
from Orleans: 34 km
from Paris: 89 km
from Calais: 323 km
from Nice: 618 km
from Bordeaux: 420 km
from Strasbourg: 407 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chambon-la-Foret): Bouilly-en-Gatinais, Bouzonville-Aux-Bois, Courcelles, Courcy-Aux-Loges, Nancray-sur-Rimarde, Nibelle and Vrigny.
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 Chambon-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chambon-la-Foret