Houssay travel guide
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Visit Houssay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Houssay is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department (Loire Valley region) in the western-centre of France at 35 km from Blois, the department capital. (General information: Houssay is 161 km from Paris and 361 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lavardin at 4 km from Houssay
Popular places to visit near Houssay: these include Lavardin at 4 km and Vendome at 10 km.
Jardin du domaine de Sasnières is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 4km and Lavardin is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 4km. 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 Houssay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Houssay
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 Houssay.
Note that all distances from Houssay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Houssay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Houssay (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 Houssay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (4km) : Jardins du château de Poncé (21km) : Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (34km) : Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (34km) : Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (36km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (38km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (41km) : Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km) : Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (46km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (49km) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (38km) : Cloisters of la Psalette (44km) : Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (4km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cogners (24km) : Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vendome (11km) : Blois (35km) : Amboise (38km) : Tours (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chateaudun (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Houssay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Houssay
Canton: Montoire-sur-le-Loir
Arrondissement: Vendôme
Department: Loir-et-Cher
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 41800
Distance to Houssay
from Blois: 35 km
from Paris: 161 km
from Calais: 361 km
from Nice: 666 km
from Bordeaux: 345 km
from Strasbourg: 513 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 13 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Houssay): Ambloy, Huisseau-en-Beauce, Lavardin, Les Roches-l'Eveque, Marcilly-en-Beauce, Montoire-sur-le-Loir, Saint-Arnoult, Saint-Rimay, Sasnieres, Thore-la-Rochette, Villavard, Villiers-sur-Loir and Villiersfaux.
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 Houssay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Houssay