Ardelles tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chartres Cathedral at 26 km from Ardelles
Visit Ardelles: highlights and tourist information
Ardelles is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Centre-Loire Valley region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ardelles in Centre-Loire Valley.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 26 km and Chartres at 27 km.
Ardelles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chartres Cathedral
Cathedral at 26 km (direction east-south-east)The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...
See Chartres Cathedral guide
Chartres
at 27 km (direction east-south-east)Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...
See Chartres guide
Le Perche
at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentThe peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...
See Le Perche guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou
at 36 km (direction west-south-west)Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...
See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Mortagne-au-Perche
at 46 km (direction west), in the Orne departmentThere are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...
See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Chateau de Rambouillet
Castle at 49 km (direction east), in the Yvelines departmentOnce a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...
See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
Belleme
at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentBelleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...
See Belleme guide
La Ferte-Bernard
at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Sarthe departmentThe medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...
See La Ferte-Bernard guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir
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Markets in and near Ardelles
- Senonches: market Friday (10km)
- Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (12km)
- La Loupe: market Tuesday (14km)
- Luce: market Sunday (24km)
- Nonancourt: market Wednesday (25km)
- Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (26km)
- Chartres: market Saturday (26km)
- Verneuil-sur-Avre: market Saturday (28km)
- Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (29km)
- Maintenon: market Thursday (31km)
More information about Ardelles, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Ardelles, France
What to do at Ardelles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ardelles.
Heritage sites
- Chartres Cathedral (26km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nogent-le-Rotrou (36km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perche (32km)
Churches and religious monuments
Remarkable gardens
- Le pré Catelan (28km)
- Jardin de la petite Rochelle (32km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chartres (26km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Château de Sauvage (42km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Tourouvre (39km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Moutiers (53km)
Geography and distances
Ardelles is in the eastern-center of France at 25 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Ardelles is 93 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Ardelles
Canton: Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais
Arrondissement: Dreux
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 28170
Distance to Ardelles
from Chartres (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 93 km
from Calais: 272 km
from Nice: 714 km
from Bordeaux: 433 km
from Strasbourg: 484 km
Getting here
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 Ardelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais, Digny, Favieres, Jaudrais, Le Mesnil-Thomas, Saint-Maixme-Hauterive and Thimert-Gatelles.
This page in French: Visiter Ardelles