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Visit Chantilly: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The town of Chantilly in the Oise department of Picardy is best known for the Chateau de Chantilly, horses and whipped cream!

Chantilly is situated in the Oise department and Hauts-de-France region.

Attractions in Chantilly

The Chateau de Chantilly is an extensive castle from the 16th-19th centuries, surrounded by extensive gardens and parkland: Chateau de Chantilly

Tourist classifications for Chantilly include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chantilly in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Royaumont Abbey at 8 km and Senlis at 9 km.

Chantilly, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Chantilly

Castle at 2 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Chantilly is an extensive castle from the 16th-19th centuries, surrounded by...

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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 8 km (direction west-south-west), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Senlis

at 9 km (direction east)

The ruined castle, the cathedral and the narrow cobbled streets make Senlis a very...

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Ermenonville

at 18 km (direction east-south-east)

The Mer de Sable theme park is the main reason visitors come to Ermenonville,...

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Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

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

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

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Place du Tertre

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

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

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Montmartre

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

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

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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

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

The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a lovely park in the north-east of Paris....

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Morienval abbey

Abbey at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

The Abbey of Notre-Dame at Morienval is an impressive example of Romanesque architecture...

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Compiegne

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

In Compiegne you can visit the palace, several museums, and other interesting historic monuments...

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Parc Monceau

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

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

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Galeries Lafayette

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Printemps Haussmann

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Chantilly

Market days in Chantilly: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

• Chantilly: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Gouvieux: market Thursday & Sunday (3km)
• Lamorlaye: market Tuesday & Saturday (4km)
• Saint-Leu-d'Esserent: market Saturday (4km)
• Montataire: market Sunday (7km)
• Creil: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (7km)
• Senlis: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
• Fosses: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Beaumont-sur-Oise: market Tuesday (14km)
• Persan: market Wednesday & Sunday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Chantilly, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (39km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (40km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (40km)

Heritage sites

• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (38km)
• Versailles Palace (49km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (59km)

National Monuments

• Basilica of Saint-Denis (29km)
• Chateau de Maisons (35km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (37km)
• Arc de Triomphe (37km)
• Conciergerie (38km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (38km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (39km)
• Vincennes Chateau (39km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (39km)
• Pantheon (39km)
• Pierrefonds Chateau (41km)
• Villa Savoye (44km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (44km)
• Maison des Jardies (45km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc de la Villette (34km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (35km)
• Montmartre (35km)
• Montmartre district (35km)
• Parc Monceau (37km)
• Paris Opera (37km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (37km)
• Place Vendome (37km)
• Palais Royal (38km)
• Saint-Eustache (38km)
• Champs-Elysees (38km)
• Place de la Concorde (38km)
• Petit Palais (38km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (38km)
• Grand Palais (38km)
• The Louvre (38km)
• Place des Vosges (38km)
• Palais Bourbon (38km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (38km)
• Orsay Museum (38km)
• Place de la Bastille (38km)
• Pont-Neuf (38km)
• Hotel des Invalides (39km)
• Rodin Museum (39km)
• Eiffel Tower (39km)
• Jardin des Plantes (39km)
• Catacombs (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (19km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Oise-Pays de France (7km)
• Vexin Francais (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (4km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (9km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (10km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (17km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (18km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (25km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (25km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (30km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gilocourt) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Sulpice (Bethancourt-en-Valois) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (35km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Notre Dame (Morienval) (35km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (38km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (38km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (38km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (38km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (39km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (39km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (40km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (47km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (0km)
• Potager des Princes (1km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (8km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (10km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (36km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (37km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (39km)
• Jardin du donjon de Vez (40km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (42km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Jardin du château de la Muette (43km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (44km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (50km)
• Parc de Versailles (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Senlis (9km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)
• Versailles (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Chantilly (4km)
• Foret d'Halette (11km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (14km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (23km)
• Murs à pêches (36km)
• Forêt de Compiègne (37km)
• Mont Ganelon (40km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (41km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (42km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (43km)
• Forêt de Laigue (46km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (10km)
• Disneyland Paris (42km)
• Parc Saint Paul (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (31km)
• Noisiel (39km)
• Meaux (40km)
• Noyon (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (26km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (29km)
• Livry-Gargan (31km)
• Remerangles (31km)
• Gagny (34km)
• Levallois-Perret (35km)
• Courbevoie (36km)
• Beauvais (38km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (41km)
• Le Vesinet (41km)
• Maisons-Alfort (43km)
• Meudon (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (38km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (39km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (40km)

Geography and distances

Chantilly is in the north of France at 38 kilometres from Beauvais, the department capital (general information: Chantilly is 38 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Apremont, Avilly-Saint-Leonard, Courteuil, Coye-la-Foret, Gouvieux, Lamorlaye, Precy-sur-Oise, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Saint-Maximin, Thiverny, Villers-sous-Saint-Leu and Vineuil-Saint-Firmin.

This page in French: Visiter Chantilly