Francay travel guide
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Visit Francay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Francay is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 16 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Francay is 165 km from Paris and 374 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Blois at 16 km from Francay
Popular places to visit near Francay: these include Chateau de Blois at 16 km and Blois at 16 km.
Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km and Blois is a listed 'town of art and history' at 16km. 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 Francay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Francay
See France This Way travel guides for Loir-et-Cher and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Francay.
Note that all distances from Francay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Francay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Francay (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 Loir-et-Cher 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 Francay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (15km) : Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (16km) : Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (18km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (21km) : Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (26km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (29km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (33km) : Jardins du château de Poncé (39km) : Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (41km) : Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (43km) :
- National Monuments: Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (25km) : Talcy Chateau (29km) : Cloisters of la Psalette (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (23km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (42km) : Cogners (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Blois (16km) : Vendome (21km) : Amboise (24km) : Tours (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Francay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Françay
Canton: Herbault
Arrondissement: Blois
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41190
Distance to Francay
from Blois: 16 km
from Paris: 165 km
from Calais: 374 km
from Nice: 646 km
from Bordeaux: 336 km
from Strasbourg: 503 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 Francay): Gombergean, Herbault, Lancome, Landes-le-Gaulois, Orchaise, Saint-Etienne-Des-Guerets and Santenay.
Getting here
Loir-et-Cher is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Francay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Francay