Ballancourt-sur-Essonne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: highlights and tourist information

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne 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 Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 25 km and Fontainebleau at 27 km.

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 25 km (direction east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 34 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Vanves flea market is one of the most popular of the flea markets...

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Catacombs

at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Montparnasse Cemetery is Paris' second largest cemetery and many well known figures are...

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Parc Floral de Paris

Garden at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Parc Floral de Paris is a lovely park in the south-east of Paris....

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Grand Mosque

at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Grand Mosque in Paris is an impressive example of Islamic art and architecture...

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes de Paris house tropical plants, cacti and...

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Plantes de Paris is a large garden and botanic garden and...

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Val-de-Marne department

The Chateau de Vincennes has an interesting history as an important royal residence for...

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Zadkine museum holds an excellent collection of work by the 20th century sculptor...

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Arenes de Lutece, a Roman amphitheatre, is the oldest monument in Paris...

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Bourdelle Museum commemorates the works of the 20th century sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, pupil...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Ballancourt-sur-Essonne

Market days in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: weekly market: Thursday & Sunday;

• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (0km)
• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (12km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (12km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (14km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (15km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (35km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (36km)
• Cinéaqua (38km)

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (27km)
• Versailles Palace (36km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (37km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (36km)
• Pantheon (36km)
• Maison des Jardies (36km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (37km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (37km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (37km)
• Conciergerie (37km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (39km)
• Arc de Triomphe (39km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (40km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (43km)
• Villa Savoye (51km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (35km)
• Jardin des Plantes (36km)
• Place de la Bastille (37km)
• Place des Vosges (37km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (37km)
• Pont-Neuf (37km)
• Rodin Museum (37km)
• Orsay Museum (38km)
• The Louvre (38km)
• Hotel des Invalides (38km)
• Eiffel Tower (38km)
• Saint-Eustache (38km)
• Palais Bourbon (38km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (38km)
• Palais Royal (38km)
• Place de la Concorde (38km)
• Petit Palais (38km)
• Place Vendome (38km)
• Grand Palais (38km)
• Champs-Elysees (38km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (39km)
• Paris Opera (39km)
• Parc Monceau (40km)
• Montmartre district (40km)
• Montmartre (40km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (40km)
• Parc de la Villette (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (15km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (18km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (19km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (21km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (31km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (36km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (37km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (37km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (37km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (38km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (46km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (49km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Courances (11km)
• Parc de Chamarande (12km)
• Parc de Courson (19km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (22km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (25km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (27km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (28km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (29km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (32km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (37km)
• Parc de Versailles (37km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (37km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (38km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (40km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (42km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (44km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (47km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (50km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (36km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (32km)
• Vaux de Cernay (37km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (38km)
• Murs à pêches (38km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (19km)
• Noisiel (41km)
• Rambouillet (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (19km)
• Melun (20km)
• Creteil (29km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (30km)
• Maisons-Alfort (31km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (33km)
• Meudon (34km)
• Gagny (42km)
• Levallois-Perret (42km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (42km)
• Courbevoie (42km)
• Le Vesinet (45km)
• Livry-Gargan (45km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (45km)
• Moutiers (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (34km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (36km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (40km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (47km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (57km)

Geography and distances

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is in the Paris region of France at 11 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is 37 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Ballancourt-sur-Essonne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baulne, Cerny, Champcueil, Chevannes, Echarcon, Fontenay-le-Vicomte, Guigneville-sur-Essonne, Itteville, La Ferte-Alais, Leudeville, Mennecy, Mondeville, Ormoy, Saint-Vrain, Vert-le-Grand and Vert-le-Petit.

This page in French: Visiter Ballancourt-sur-Essonne