Charpont tourism and travel guide

Visit Charpont: highlights and tourist information

Charpont 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 Charpont in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 28 km and Chartres Cathedral at 29 km.

Charpont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Rambouillet

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 28 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide
Chartres

Chartres

at 32 km (direction south)

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

See Chartres guide
Evreux

Evreux

at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Eure department

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

See Evreux guide
 
 
Giverny Gardens

Giverny Gardens

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

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

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Vernon

Vernon

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

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

See Vernon guide
La Roche-Guyon

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction north-north-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
Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

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

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 51 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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 51 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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Le Perche

Le Perche

at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 62 km (direction west-south-west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

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Markets in and near Charpont

  • Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (7km)
  • Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (9km)
  • Houdan: market Friday (15km)
  • Maintenon: market Thursday (16km)
  • Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (18km)
  • Nonancourt: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Ivry-la-Bataille: market Saturday (20km)
  • Saint-Andre-de-l'Eure: market Friday (26km)
  • Chartres: market Saturday (29km)
  • Luce: market Sunday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Charpont, France

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

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Rambouillet Chateau (29km)
  • Villa Savoye (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (28km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (36km)
  • Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (43km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (46km)
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (28km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (29km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (31km)
  • Les jardins du château de Miserey (38km)
  • Jardin de Claude Monet (42km)
  • Jardin du musée d’art américain (42km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (43km)
  • Le pré Catelan (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Château de Sauvage (25km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (34km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (36km)
  • Vallée de Chevreuse (43km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Rambouillet (29km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (31km)
 
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Geography and distances

Charpont is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Charpont is 69 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Charpont

Canton: Dreux-Est

Arrondissement: Dreux

Department: Eure-et-Loir

Region: Loire Valley

New region: Centre-Loire Valley

Postcode: 28500

Distance to Charpont

from Chartres (prefecture): 28 km

from Paris: 69 km

from Calais: 252 km

from Nice: 714 km

from Bordeaux: 456 km

from Strasbourg: 463 km

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

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brechamps, Broue, Chapelle-Forainvilliers, Chaudon, Cherisy, Croisilles, Dreux, Ecluzelles, Germainville, Luray, Mezieres-en-Drouais, Ouerre, Sainte-Gemme-Moronval and Villemeux-sur-Eure.

This page in French: Visiter Charpont

 
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