Bessancourt tourism and travel guide

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Visit Bessancourt: highlights and tourist information

Bessancourt is situated in the Val-d'Oise 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 Bessancourt in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Basilica of Saint-Denis at 15 km and Royaumont Abbey at 17 km.

Bessancourt, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 15 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

In the Basilica of Saint-Denis, where many of the French kings are buried, you...

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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction north-east)

Royaumont Abbey, once one of the most important cistercian abbeys in France, is a...

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 19 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Parc Monceau is a pleasant park in the 8th arrondissement of Paris....

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Place du Tertre

at 19 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Place du Tertre is a pretty square in Montmartre famous for its artists...

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 19 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of the most famous Paris landmarks,...

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 19 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the world and...

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Montmartre

at 19 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Montmartre region of Paris is almost a separate village within the city, and...

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Champs-Elysees

at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the world, is in the...

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 20 km (direction south), in the Paris department

The Bois de Boulogne is Paris' second biggest park and contains woods and gardens...

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Printemps Haussmann

at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

Printemps Haussmann is a famous 19th century department store in the centre of Paris,...

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Galeries Lafayette

at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

Galeries Lafayette is a famous department store in Paris, with an exceptional art deco...

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La Galerie Dior

Museum at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Galerie Dior houses a sumptuous collection of Dior's creations....

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including...

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Place Edouard VII and Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet

at 20 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

Place Edouard VII and Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet are two small squares in the...

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Markets in and near Bessancourt

• Beauchamp: market Sunday (4km)
• Le Plessis-Bouchard: market Saturday (4km)
• Franconville: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Ermont: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Eaubonne: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
• Cormeilles-en-Parisis: market Saturday (7km)
• Domont: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
• Montmorency: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
• Enghien-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (10km)
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: market every day except Monday (10km)

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Tourist attractions near Bessancourt, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (20km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (23km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (27km)

Heritage sites

• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (22km)
• Versailles Palace (27km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (61km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (43km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Maisons (11km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (15km)
• Villa Savoye (19km)
• Arc de Triomphe (19km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (20km)
• Conciergerie (22km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (22km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (23km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (23km)
• Pantheon (23km)
• Maison des Jardies (24km)
• Vincennes Chateau (27km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (35km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (52km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc Monceau (19km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (19km)
• Montmartre (19km)
• Montmartre district (19km)
• Champs-Elysees (20km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (20km)
• Paris Opera (20km)
• Grand Palais (20km)
• Petit Palais (20km)
• Parc de la Villette (21km)
• Place de la Concorde (21km)
• Place Vendome (21km)
• Eiffel Tower (21km)
• Palais Bourbon (21km)
• Hotel des Invalides (21km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (21km)
• Palais Royal (21km)
• Orsay Museum (21km)
• The Louvre (22km)
• Rodin Museum (22km)
• Saint-Eustache (22km)
• Pont-Neuf (22km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (23km)
• Place des Vosges (23km)
• Place de la Bastille (23km)
• Jardin des Plantes (24km)
• Catacombs (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (9km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (24km)
• Oise-Pays de France (30km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (4km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (5km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (5km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (8km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (10km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (16km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (16km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (17km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (20km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (21km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (21km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (21km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (22km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (23km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (25km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (25km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (26km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (33km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (36km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (36km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (42km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (42km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (44km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (45km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (17km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (18km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (19km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (23km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (25km)
• Potager des Princes (26km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (27km)
• Parc de Versailles (27km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (30km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (30km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (33km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (35km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (36km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (40km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (40km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (41km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (42km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (42km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (53km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (18km)
• Versailles (27km)
• Senlis (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Chantilly (26km)
• Murs à pêches (26km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (33km)
• Foret d'Halette (36km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (39km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (40km)
• Vaux de Cernay (45km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (51km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (56km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (27km)
• Disneyland Paris (45km)
• Parc Saint Paul (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (9km)
• Chantilly (25km)
• Noisiel (36km)
• Rambouillet (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (8km)
• Courbevoie (16km)
• Levallois-Perret (17km)
• Le Vesinet (17km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (18km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (23km)
• Meudon (25km)
• Livry-Gargan (27km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (28km)
• Gagny (29km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (29km)
• Maisons-Alfort (31km)
• Creteil (34km)
• Beauvais (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (18km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (24km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (27km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (36km)

Geography and distances

Bessancourt is in the Paris region of France at 11 kilometres from Cergy, the department capital (general information: Bessancourt is 22 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andilly, Auvers-sur-Oise, Baillet-en-France, Beauchamp, Bethemont-la-Foret, Butry-sur-Oise, Chauvry, Eaubonne, Ermont, Franconville, Frepillon, Herblay, Le Plessis-Bouchard, Margency, Meriel, Mery-sur-Oise, Montigny-les-Cormeilles, Montlignon, Nerville-la-Foret, Pierrelaye, Saint-Leu-la-Foret, Saint-Prix, Taverny and Villiers-Adam.

This page in French: Visiter Bessancourt