Echarcon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 22 km from Echarcon

Visit Echarcon: highlights and tourist information

Echarcon is situated in the Essonne department and Paris region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte at 22 km and Fontainebleau at 28 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Echarcon, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Echarcon in Paris.

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

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 22 km (direction east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at...

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Catacombs

at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Chateau de Vincennes

Castle at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Val-de-Marne department

The Chateau de Vincennes has an interesting history as an important royal...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most...

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Notre Dame cathedral

Cathedral at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River,...

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Sainte-Chapelle

Church at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

Sainte-Chapelle, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, is an...

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Conciergerie

National Monument at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important...

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River Seine

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Seine river is at the heart of the...

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Paris

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The city of Paris continues to be the most popular destination with...

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The Louvre

Museum at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains...

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Eiffel Tower

at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

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

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Palais-Royal

at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Paris department

The Palais-Royal is a 17th century palace with attractive...

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Map of places to visit near Echarcon

Markets in and near Echarcon

• Mennecy: market Wednesday & Saturday (2km)
• Ballancourt-sur-Essonne: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Evry: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
• Corbeil-Essonnes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (7km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (8km)
• Ris-Orangis: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
• Grigny: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (12km)
• Draveil: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)

More information about Echarcon, Paris

Tourist attractions near Echarcon, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (29km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (31km)
• Cinéaqua (33km)

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (29km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (32km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Versailles Palace (33km)

National Monuments

• Vincennes Chateau (30km)
• Pantheon (31km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (32km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (32km)
• Conciergerie (32km)
• Maison des Jardies (32km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (33km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (34km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (34km)
• Arc de Triomphe (35km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (41km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (43km)
• Chateau de Maisons (46km)
• Villa Savoye (48km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (30km)
• Jardin des Plantes (31km)
• Place de la Bastille (31km)
• Place des Vosges (32km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (32km)
• Pont-Neuf (32km)
• Rodin Museum (32km)
• The Louvre (33km)
• Orsay Museum (33km)
• Saint-Eustache (33km)
• Hotel des Invalides (33km)
• Palais Bourbon (33km)
• Eiffel Tower (33km)
• Palais Royal (33km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (33km)
• Place de la Concorde (33km)
• Place Vendome (33km)
• Petit Palais (33km)
• Grand Palais (34km)
• Champs-Elysees (34km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (34km)
• Paris Opera (34km)
• Parc Monceau (35km)
• Montmartre (35km)
• Montmartre district (35km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (35km)
• Parc de la Villette (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Gatinais Francais (19km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (18km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (24km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (26km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (29km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (31km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (32km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (32km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (33km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (33km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (39km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (40km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (42km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (46km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Courances (15km)
• Parc de Chamarande (15km)
• Parc de Courson (20km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (21km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (22km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (24km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (25km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (28km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (31km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (33km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (33km)
• Parc de Versailles (34km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (34km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (34km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (38km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (43km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (44km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (33km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (31km)
• Murs à pêches (33km)
• Vaux de Cernay (37km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (38km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (23km)
• Noisiel (35km)
• Rambouillet (44km)
• Meaux (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Mee-sur-Seine (17km)
• Melun (19km)
• Creteil (23km)
• Maisons-Alfort (26km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (26km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (29km)
• Meudon (30km)
• Gagny (36km)
• Levallois-Perret (37km)
• Courbevoie (38km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (38km)
• Livry-Gargan (40km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (40km)
• Le Vesinet (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (29km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (31km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (36km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (43km)

Geography and distances

Echarcon is in the Paris region of France at 6 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Echarcon is 32 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballancourt-sur-Essonne, Bondoufle, Chevannes, Corbeil-Essonnes, Courcouronnes, Evry, Fontenay-le-Vicomte, Le Coudray-Montceaux, Leudeville, Lisses, Mennecy, Ormoy, Saint-Germain-les-Corbeil, Saint-Vrain, Vert-le-Grand, Vert-le-Petit and Villabe.

This page in French: Visiter Echarcon