Dourdan tourism and travel guide

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Visit Dourdan: highlights and tourist information

Dourdan is situated in the Essonne 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 Dourdan in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 19 km and The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles at 32 km.

Dourdan, 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 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

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

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

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

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

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Versailles Palace

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

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

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

The Vanves flea market is one of the most popular of the flea markets...

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 40 km (direction west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Chartres

at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Bois de Boulogne

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

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

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Catacombs

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

For a different side of Paris, explore the ancient catacombs in tunnels underneath the...

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Montparnasse Cemetery

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

The Montparnasse Cemetery is Paris' second largest cemetery and many well known figures are...

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Bourdelle Museum commemorates the works of the 20th century sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, pupil...

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

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

The Pont de Bir-Hakeim is a famous bridge in Paris with views of the...

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Eiffel Tower

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

Built in the late 19th century as a temporary monument, it is extraordinary that...

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Zadkine museum holds an excellent collection of work by the 20th century sculptor...

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Markets in and near Dourdan

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

• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (16km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (19km)
• Auneau: market Friday (19km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (21km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (23km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (23km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (24km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Dourdan, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (42km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (43km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (45km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (32km)
• Chartres Cathedral (40km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (44km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (18km)
• Maison des Jardies (36km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (37km)
• Pantheon (43km)
• Arc de Triomphe (44km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (44km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (44km)
• Conciergerie (44km)
• Villa Savoye (44km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (45km)
• Vincennes Chateau (47km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (57km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (41km)
• Eiffel Tower (42km)
• Rodin Museum (43km)
• Hotel des Invalides (43km)
• Jardin des Plantes (43km)
• Palais Bourbon (43km)
• Orsay Museum (43km)
• Grand Palais (43km)
• Petit Palais (44km)
• Champs-Elysees (44km)
• Pont-Neuf (44km)
• Place de la Concorde (44km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (44km)
• The Louvre (44km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (44km)
• Place Vendome (44km)
• Palais Royal (44km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (44km)
• Saint-Eustache (44km)
• Place de la Bastille (45km)
• Parc Monceau (45km)
• Place des Vosges (45km)
• Paris Opera (45km)
• Montmartre (47km)
• Montmartre district (47km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (47km)
• Parc de la Villette (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (16km)
• Gatinais Francais (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (15km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (15km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (18km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (38km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (39km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (40km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (41km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (43km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (44km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (44km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (44km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (45km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (46km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Courson (13km)
• Parc de Chamarande (16km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (17km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (18km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (19km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (31km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (32km)
• Parc de Versailles (32km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (33km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (34km)
• Parc du château de Courances (35km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (37km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (40km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (40km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (41km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (44km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (32km)
• Chartres (40km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Rambouillet (14km)
• Vaux de Cernay (18km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (19km)
• Château de Sauvage (21km)
• Murs à pêches (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (16km)
• Rambouillet (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (31km)
• Moutiers (31km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (33km)
• Meudon (36km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (41km)
• Le Vesinet (42km)
• Maisons-Alfort (43km)
• Creteil (44km)
• Courbevoie (44km)
• Levallois-Perret (45km)
• Gagny (55km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (57km)
• Livry-Gargan (58km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (41km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (43km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (43km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (45km)

Geography and distances

Dourdan is in the Paris region of France at 32 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Dourdan is 44 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Corbreuse, La Foret-le-Roi, Le Val-Saint-Germain, Les Granges-le-Roi, Longvilliers, Rochefort-en-Yvelines, Roinville, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan, Sainte-Mesme and Sermaise.

This page in French: Visiter Dourdan