Champagne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Rambouillet at 23 km from Champagne

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Visit Champagne: highlights and tourist information

Champagne is situated in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Champagne in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 23 km and Giverny Gardens at 35 km.

Champagne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Yvelines department

Once a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Giverny Gardens

Garden at 35 km (direction east-south-east), in the Eure department

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France, as painted...

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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction east-south-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore a pretty...

See La Roche-Guyon guide

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 36 km (direction south-south-west)

The 13th century cathedral in Chartres is generally considered to be one of the...

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Vernon

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Eure department

Vernon has an attractive historic centre and sits on the banks of the River...

See Vernon guide

Chartres

at 39 km (direction south-south-west)

Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...

See Chartres guide

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 41 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

See Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles guide

The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 41 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

See The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles guide

Versailles Palace

Castle at 41 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Evreux

at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and the bishop's...

See Evreux guide

Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 51 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

See Bois de Boulogne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir

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Reserve excursions near Champagne

Map of places to visit near Champagne

Markets in and near Champagne

• Houdan: market Friday (4km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (13km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (15km)
• Ivry-la-Bataille: market Saturday (16km)
• Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (19km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (25km)
• Buchelay: market Friday (25km)
• Mantes-la-Ville: market Thursday (26km)
• Saint-Andre-de-l'Eure: market Friday (27km)

More information about Champagne, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Champagne, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (36km)
• Versailles Palace (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (36km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (23km)
• Villa Savoye (38km)
• Chateau de Maisons (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (32km)
• Vexin Francais (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (28km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (35km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (36km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (38km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (46km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (50km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (56km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (56km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (57km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Groussay (19km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (20km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (23km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (35km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (35km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (35km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (36km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (40km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (40km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (41km)
• Parc de Versailles (41km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (41km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (44km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (45km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (45km)
• Parc de Courson (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (36km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (41km)
• Versailles (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (24km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (28km)
• Vaux de Cernay (28km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (23km)
• Pontoise (50km)
• Etampes (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (44km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (45km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (20km)

Geography and distances

Champagne is in the eastern-center of France at 35 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Champagne is 58 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Champagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boutigny-Prouais, Broue, Chapelle-Forainvilliers, Dannemarie, Goussainville, Grandchamp, Havelu, Houdan, Marchezais and Maulette.

This page in French: Visiter Champagne