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Visit Franconville: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Franconville is situated in the Val-d'Oise department (Paris region) in the Paris region of France at 15 km from Cergy, the department capital. (General information: Franconville is 17 km from Paris and 220 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montmartre at 14 km from Franconville
Popular places to visit near Franconville: these include Montmartre at 14 km and Basilica de Sacre Coeur at 14 km.
Soisy-sous-Montmorency is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 5km and Chateau de Maisons is a listed 'national monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Franconville: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Franconville, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Franconville
Note that all distances from Franconville shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Franconville holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Franconville (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 Paris and Val-d'Oise 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 Franconville and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de la Malmaison (14km) : Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (14km) : Jardin du Palais-Royal (16km) : Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (17km) : Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (21km) : Potager du roi, Versailles (22km) : Parc de Versailles (22km) : Parc du domaine de Sceaux (24km) : Maison de Chateaubriand (24km) : Potager des Princes (29km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Maisons (7km) : Basilica of Saint-Denis (11km) : Arc de Triomphe (13km) : Chapelle Expiatoire (14km) : Villa Savoye (16km) : Conciergerie (17km) : Notre Dame cathedral (17km) : Saint Cloud Parc (17km) : Sainte-Chapelle (17km) : Pantheon (18km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roche-Guyon (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (9km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (10km) : Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (11km) : Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (11km) : Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (11km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (15km) : Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (15km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (16km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Soisy-sous-Montmorency (5km) : Courbevoie (10km) : Levallois-Perret (11km) : Le Vesinet (12km) : Rueil-Malmaison (13km) : Meudon (19km) : Aulnay-sous-Bois (20km) : Velizy-Villacoublay (23km) : Le Plessis-Robinson (23km) : Livry-Gargan (24km) :
- Heritage Sites: Seine Banks, Paris (17km) : Versailles Palace (21km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Pontoise (12km) : Chantilly (29km) : Noisiel (32km) : Rambouillet (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Isle-Adam (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Franconville & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Franconville
Canton: Franconville
Arrondissement: Pontoise
Department: Val-d'Oise
Region: Paris
Postcode: 95130
Distance to Franconville
from Cergy: 15 km
from Paris: 17 km
from Calais: 220 km
from Nice: 703 km
from Bordeaux: 508 km
from Strasbourg: 407 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 21 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Franconville): Andilly, Argenteuil, Beauchamp, Bessancourt, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Eaubonne, Enghien-les-Bains, Ermont, Herblay, Le Plessis-Bouchard, Margency, Montigny-les-Cormeilles, Montlignon, Pierrelaye, Saint-Gratien, Saint-Leu-la-Foret, Saint-Prix, Sannois, Sartrouville, Soisy-sous-Montmorency and Taverny.
Getting here
For driving distances to Franconville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Franconville