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Photo is of La Roche-Guyon at 25 km from Chars

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Visit Chars: highlights and tourist information

Chars is situated in the Val-d'Oise department and Paris region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chars in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-Guyon at 25 km and Parc Saint-Paul at 29 km.

Chars, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Oise department

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in the north...

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Giverny Gardens

Garden at 32 km (direction west), in the Eure department

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

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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 32 km (direction east)

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

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Beauvais

at 32 km (direction north-north-east), in the Oise department

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated) cathedral with...

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Vernon

at 34 km (direction west), in the Eure department

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

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Chantilly

at 38 km (direction east), in the Oise department

The town of Chantilly in the Oise department of Picardy is best known for...

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Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Chateau de Chantilly

Castle at 39 km (direction east), in the Oise department

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 40 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the world and...

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Chateau Gaillard

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

The evocative ruins of Chateau Gaillard, built in the 12th century by Richard the...

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 41 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Chars

Map of places to visit near Chars

Markets in and near Chars

• Cergy: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
• Meru: market Sunday & Friday (15km)
• Meulan: market Monday & Friday (17km)
• Jouy-le-Moutier: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Gisors: market Monday all day & Friday (18km)
• Les Mureaux: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (18km)
• Chanteloup-les-Vignes: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: market every day except Monday (21km)
• Andresy: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Chambly: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Chars, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (41km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (45km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (49km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (41km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (25km)
• Gerberoy (43km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (44km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (27km)
• Chateau de Maisons (28km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (39km)
• Arc de Triomphe (41km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (41km)
• Maison des Jardies (41km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (42km)
• Conciergerie (44km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (44km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (45km)
• Pantheon (45km)
• Vincennes Chateau (50km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc Monceau (41km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (42km)
• Montmartre (42km)
• Montmartre district (42km)
• Eiffel Tower (42km)
• Champs-Elysees (42km)
• Grand Palais (42km)
• Petit Palais (42km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (42km)
• Paris Opera (42km)
• Place de la Concorde (42km)
• Hotel des Invalides (42km)
• Palais Bourbon (43km)
• Place Vendome (43km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (43km)
• Rodin Museum (43km)
• Orsay Museum (43km)
• Palais Royal (43km)
• The Louvre (44km)
• Parc de la Villette (44km)
• Saint-Eustache (44km)
• Pont-Neuf (44km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (45km)
• Place des Vosges (45km)
• Catacombs (46km)
• Place de la Bastille (46km)
• Jardin des Plantes (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (21km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (6km)
• Oise-Pays de France (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (17km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (18km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (20km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (21km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (27km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (32km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (32km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (34km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (34km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (36km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (39km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (43km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (44km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (45km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (18km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (20km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (31km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (31km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (32km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (32km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (34km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (36km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (38km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (38km)
• Potager des Princes (39km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (41km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (41km)
• Parc de Versailles (41km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (43km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (43km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (49km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (50km)
• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (31km)
• Versailles (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (34km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (34km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (34km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (37km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (41km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (45km)
• Murs à pêches (50km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (30km)
• Parc Asterix (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (16km)
• Chantilly (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beauvais (32km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (32km)
• Le Vesinet (32km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (35km)
• Courbevoie (37km)
• Levallois-Perret (38km)
• Remerangles (40km)
• Meudon (44km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (45km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (47km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (48km)
• Livry-Gargan (51km)
• Gagny (53km)
• Maisons-Alfort (53km)
• Creteil (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (34km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (39km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (46km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (50km)

Geography and distances

Chars is in the Paris region of France at 16 kilometres from Cergy, the department capital (general information: Chars is 45 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouconvillers, Breancon, Brignancourt, Chavencon, Commeny, Cormeilles-en-Vexin, Fremecourt, Gouzangrez, Lavilletertre, Le Bellay-en-Vexin, Le Heaulme, Le Perchay, Lierville, Marines, Monneville, Moussy, Neuilly-en-Vexin, Neuville-Bosc and Santeuil.

This page in French: Visiter Chars