Coulombs tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Rambouillet at 20 km from Coulombs

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Visit Coulombs: highlights and tourist information

Coulombs 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 Coulombs in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 20 km and Chartres Cathedral at 23 km.

Coulombs, 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 20 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Chartres

at 26 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 45 km (direction east-north-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

at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Giverny Gardens

Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-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 48 km (direction east-north-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Vernon

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

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

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Evreux

at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Eure department

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

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Map of places to visit near Coulombs

Markets in and near Coulombs

• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (1km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (7km)
• Houdan: market Friday (16km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (16km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (24km)
• Luce: market Sunday (25km)
• Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (25km)
• Ivry-la-Bataille: market Saturday (26km)
• Auneau: market Friday (27km)
• Nonancourt: market Wednesday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Coulombs, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (23km)
• Versailles Palace (46km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (21km)
• Villa Savoye (46km)
• Chateau de Maisons (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (23km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (29km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (40km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (47km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (48km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (49km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (50km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (55km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (20km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (25km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (30km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (35km)
• Parc de Courson (45km)
• Le pré Catelan (45km)
• Parc de Versailles (45km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (45km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (46km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (24km)
• Versailles (46km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (16km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (26km)
• Vaux de Cernay (29km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (20km)
• Pontoise (60km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (43km)
• Le Vesinet (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (30km)

Geography and distances

Coulombs is in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Coulombs is 63 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 Coulombs from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brechamps, Chaudon, Croisilles, Faverolles, Le Tartre-Gaudran, Les Pinthieres, Lormaye, Neron, Nogent-le-Roi, Ormoy, Ouerre, Saint-Laurent-la-Gatine, Saint-Lucien, Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles, Senantes and Villiers-le-Morhier.

This page in French: Visiter Coulombs