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Visit Nanterre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Nanterre is situated in the Hauts-de-Seine department (Paris region) in the of France at 5440 km from , the department capital. (General information: Nanterre is 11 km from Paris and 230 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Eiffel Tower at 8 km from Nanterre
Popular places to visit near Nanterre: these include Eiffel Tower at 8 km and Eglise de la Madeleine at 9 km.
Rueil-Malmaison is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 2km and Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) is a listed 'religious monument' at 3km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Nanterre: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Nanterre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Nanterre
Note that all distances from Nanterre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Nanterre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Nanterre (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 gites in France
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 Nanterre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de la Malmaison (4km) : Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (7km) : Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (8km) : Jardin du Palais-Royal (10km) : Parc de Versailles (12km) : Potager du roi, Versailles (12km) : Maison de Chateaubriand (14km) : Parc du domaine de Sceaux (15km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (26km) : Parc du château de Breteuil (27km) :
- National Monuments: Saint Cloud Parc (7km) : Chateau de Maisons (7km) : Maison des Jardies (7km) : Arc de Triomphe (7km) : Chapelle Expiatoire (9km) : Conciergerie (11km) : Pantheon (11km) : Notre Dame cathedral (11km) : Sainte-Chapelle (11km) : Basilica of Saint-Denis (12km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roche-Guyon (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (3km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (6km) : Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (8km) : Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (9km) : Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (10km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (10km) : Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (10km) : Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (12km) : Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (12km) : Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (13km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Rueil-Malmaison (2km) : Courbevoie (4km) : Le Vesinet (5km) : Levallois-Perret (6km) : Meudon (9km) : Velizy-Villacoublay (12km) : Le Plessis-Robinson (13km) : Soisy-sous-Montmorency (13km) : Maisons-Alfort (19km) : Aulnay-sous-Bois (21km) :
- Heritage Sites: Versailles Palace (11km) : Seine Banks, Paris (11km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Pontoise (19km) : Noisiel (31km) : Chantilly (38km) : Rambouillet (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Isle-Adam (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Nanterre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Nanterre
Canton: Nanterre
Arrondissement: Nanterre
Department: Hauts-de-Seine
Region: Paris
Postcode: 92000
Distance to Nanterre
from : 5440 km
from Paris: 11 km
from Calais: 230 km
from Nice: 696 km
from Bordeaux: 498 km
from Strasbourg: 408 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 25 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Nanterre): Argenteuil, Bezons, Bois-Colombes, Bougival, Carrieres-sur-Seine, Chatou, Colombes, Courbevoie, Croissy-sur-Seine, Garches, Houilles, La Celle-Saint-Cloud, La Garenne-Colombes, Le Vesinet, Levallois-Perret, Maisons-Laffitte, Mesnil-le-Roi, Montesson, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Saint-Cloud, Sartrouville, Suresnes and Vaucresson.
Getting here
For driving distances to Nanterre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Nanterre