Arpajon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Versailles Palace at 26 km from Arpajon

Visit Arpajon: highlights and tourist information

Arpajon is situated in the Essonne department and Paris region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Arpajon in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 26 km and Catacombs at 28 km.

Arpajon, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Versailles Palace

Castle at 26 km (direction north-north-west), in the Yvelines department

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an...

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Catacombs

at 28 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

For a different side of Paris, explore the ancient catacombs in tunnels...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 29 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most extensive and most...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 29 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a church based on...

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Eiffel Tower

at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

Built in the late 19th century as a temporary monument, it is...

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Notre Dame cathedral

Cathedral at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River, is...

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Sainte-Chapelle

Church at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

Sainte-Chapelle, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, is an important...

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Conciergerie

National Monument at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important...

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Paris

at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The city of Paris continues to be the most popular destination with...

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River Seine

at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Seine river is at the heart of the city, near many...

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The Louvre

Museum at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains countless...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight...

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Tuileries is a large park and garden near the...

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Palais-Royal

at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Palais-Royal is a 17th century palace with attractive gardens in the...

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Map of places to visit near Arpajon

Markets in and near Arpajon

Market days in Arpajon: weekly market: Friday;

• Arpajon: market Friday (0km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (6km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (12km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (13km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Arpajon, France

What to do at Arpajon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Arpajon.

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (29km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (30km)
• Cinéaqua (30km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (25km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (31km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (39km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (27km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (27km)
• Pantheon (29km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (30km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (30km)
• Conciergerie (30km)
• Vincennes Chateau (31km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (31km)
• Arc de Triomphe (32km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (32km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (39km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (39km)
• Chateau de Maisons (40km)
• Villa Savoye (40km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (28km)
• Jardin des Plantes (29km)
• Rodin Museum (30km)
• Eiffel Tower (30km)
• Hotel des Invalides (30km)
• Pont-Neuf (30km)
• Place de la Bastille (30km)
• Orsay Museum (31km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (31km)
• Palais Bourbon (31km)
• Place des Vosges (31km)
• The Louvre (31km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (31km)
• Grand Palais (31km)
• Petit Palais (31km)
• Place de la Concorde (31km)
• Saint-Eustache (31km)
• Palais Royal (31km)
• Champs-Elysees (31km)
• Place Vendome (31km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (32km)
• Paris Opera (32km)
• Parc Monceau (32km)
• Montmartre (34km)
• Montmartre district (34km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (34km)
• Parc de la Villette (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (22km)
• Gatinais Francais (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (18km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (18km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (19km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (20km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (25km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (30km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (30km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (30km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (31km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (31km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (31km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (35km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (37km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (39km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Courson (8km)
• Parc de Chamarande (9km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (10km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (19km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (20km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (20km)
• Parc du château de Courances (23km)
• Parc de Versailles (26km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (26km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (27km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (31km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (32km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (32km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (34km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (36km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (38km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (39km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (39km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (25km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (20km)
• Vaux de Cernay (25km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (26km)
• Murs à pêches (34km)
• Château de Sauvage (37km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (18km)
• Rambouillet (32km)
• Noisiel (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (21km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (22km)
• Meudon (25km)
• Creteil (27km)
• Maisons-Alfort (27km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (29km)
• Melun (31km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (32km)
• Courbevoie (34km)
• Levallois-Perret (34km)
• Le Vesinet (35km)
• Gagny (39km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (41km)
• Livry-Gargan (42km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (44km)
• Moutiers (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (29km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (30km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (32km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (45km)

Geography and distances

Arpajon is in the Paris region of France at 14 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Arpajon is 30 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Arpajon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avrainville, Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon, Bretigny-sur-Orge, Breuillet, Bruyeres-le-Chatel, Cheptainville, Egly, Guibeville, La Norville, Le Plessis-Pate, Leudeville, Leuville-sur-Orge, Linas, Longpont-sur-Orge, Marcoussis, Marolles-en-Hurepoix, Montlhery, Ollainville, Saint-Germain-les-Arpajon, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Saint-Sulpice-de-Favieres, Saint-Yon and Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois.

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