Chambon-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres at 9 km from Chambon-la-Foret

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Visit Chambon-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

Chambon-la-Foret is situated in the Loiret 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 Chambon-la-Foret in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres at 9 km and Chateau de Chamerolles at 10 km.

Chambon-la-Foret, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres

Garden at 9 km (direction south-west)

The arboretum des Grandes Bruyeres is a fabulous arboretum and garden near Orleans...

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Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 10 km (direction west)

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Yevre-le-Chatel

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction north-north-east)

The walk along the Rimarden river, the traditional charm and the ruined castle all...

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Bellegarde

at 13 km (direction east-south-east)

Bellegarde is a small traditional town with an atractive moated castle in the centre...

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Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey

Abbey at 27 km (direction south)

Fans of romanesque architecture will appreciate the many period features in the 12th century...

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Montargis

at 33 km (direction east)

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of the 17th...

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Orleans

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it: a famous...

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Hotel Groslot

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in Orleans....

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Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans

Garden at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

The Parc Floral de la Source is an extensive park to the south of...

See Parc Floral de la Source, Orleans guide

Gien

at 48 km (direction south-east)

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the bridge to...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 50 km (direction north-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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Les Jardins de Roquelin

Garden at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

The Jardins de Roquelin is a pretty rose garden in the Loire Valley....

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Meung-sur-Loire

at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

Meung sur Loire is a pretty medieval village near Orleans....

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Markets in and near Chambon-la-Foret

• Pithiviers: market Saturday all day (13km)
• Puiseaux: market Monday (21km)
• Chateauneuf-sur-Loire: market Friday all day (22km)
• Lorris: market Thursday (25km)
• Malesherbes: market Wednesday (28km)
• Toury: market Sunday (31km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais: market Tuesday & Sunday (31km)
• Montargis: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (31km)
• Sully-sur-Loire: market Monday all day (33km)
• Orleans: market every day except Monday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Chambon-la-Foret, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Montargis (33km)
• Moret-sur-Loing (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (7km)
• Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (27km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Arboretum des grandes bruyères (9km)
• Parc Floral de la Source (35km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (42km)
• Parc du château de Courances (45km)
• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (46km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (49km)
• Les prés-Culand (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orleans (33km)
• Etampes (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Quiers-sur-Bezonde (12km)
• Fleury-les-Aubrais (31km)
• Saint-Cyr-en-Val (35km)
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (35km)
• Olivet (36km)
• Moutiers (47km)

Geography and distances

Chambon-la-Foret is in the western-centre of France at 33 kilometres from Orleans, the department capital (general information: Chambon-la-Foret is 89 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris (Orly / Charles de Gaulle) or come via a ferry from the UK to a port such as Le Havre and Caen, 3-4 hours drive from here. For driving distances to Chambon-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouilly-en-Gatinais, Bouzonville-Aux-Bois, Courcelles, Courcy-Aux-Loges, Nancray-sur-Rimarde, Nibelle and Vrigny.

This page in French: Visiter Chambon-la-Foret