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Visit Orlu: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orlu is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 33 km from Chartres, the department capital. (General information: Orlu is 63 km from Paris and 287 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chartres at 32 km from Orlu
Popular places to visit near Orlu: these include Chartres at 32 km and Chartres Cathedral at 33 km.
Moutiers is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km and Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Orlu, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Orlu
See France This Way travel guides for Eure-et-Loir and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Orlu.
Note that all distances from Orlu shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Orlu holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Orlu (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 Eure-et-Loir 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 Orlu and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Chamarande (27km) : Parc de Courson (31km) : Domaine national de Rambouillet (31km) : Parc du château de Breteuil (35km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (37km) : Parc du château de Courances (41km) : Parc du château de Groussay (46km) : Arboretum des grandes bruyères (47km) :
- National Monuments: Rambouillet Chateau (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (19km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (20km) : Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (33km) : Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (35km) : Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Moutiers (13km) : Chartres (33km) : Fleury-les-Aubrais (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Chartres Cathedral (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Etampes (20km) : Rambouillet (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Orlu & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orlu
Canton: Auneau
Arrondissement: Chartres
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 28700
Distance to Orlu
from Chartres: 33 km
from Paris: 63 km
from Calais: 287 km
from Nice: 663 km
from Bordeaux: 437 km
from Strasbourg: 430 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Orlu): Ardelu, Baudreville, Chatenay, Congerville-Thionville, Gommerville, Gouillons, Lethuin, Maisons, Oysonville, Pussay, Sainville and Vierville.
Getting here
Eure-et-Loir is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris CDG or Orly airport and hire a car. The drive from the channel ferry ports such as Caen or Le Havre takes around 3 hours. For driving distances to Orlu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Orlu