Brou tourism and travel guide
Visit Brou: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsBrou is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 36 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Brou is 113 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaudun at 20 km and Nogent-le-Rotrou at 29 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Brou, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Brou in Centre-Loire Valley.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir
Map of places to visit near Brou
Markets in and near Brou
Market days in Brou: weekly market: Wednesday;
- Brou: market Wednesday (0km)
- La Bazoche-Gouet: market Saturday (16km)
- Bonneval: market Monday (16km)
- Chateaudun: market Thursday all day & Saturday (20km)
- Droue: market Tuesday (20km)
- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (24km)
- Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (27km)
- Nogent-le-Rotrou: market Saturday all day (29km)
- Souday: market Wednesday (29km)
- La Loupe: market Tuesday (31km)
More information about Brou, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Brou, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Brou.
Heritage sites
- Chartres Cathedral (36km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateaudun (20km)
- Nogent-le-Rotrou (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perche (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le pré Catelan (12km)
- Jardin de la petite Rochelle (38km)
- Les prés-Culand (58km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chartres (35km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Château de Sauvage (60km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Tourouvre (57km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (54km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Brou
Canton: Brou
Arrondissement: Châteaudun
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 28160
Distance to Brou
from Chartres (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 113 km
from Calais: 309 km
from Nice: 688 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 487 km
Getting here
Brou 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 Brou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Brou): Dampierre-sous-Brou, Fraze, Gohory, Mottereau, Unverre and Yevres.
This page in French: Visitez Brou