Fontenay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau Gaillard at 13 km from Fontenay

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Visit Fontenay: highlights and tourist information

Fontenay is situated in the Eure department and Normandy region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau Gaillard at 13 km and Vernon at 15 km.

Fontenay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau Gaillard

Castle at 13 km (direction west)

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

See Chateau Gaillard guide

Vernon

at 15 km (direction south-west)

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

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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction south-south-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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Giverny Gardens

Garden at 15 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Lyons-la-Foret

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

The half-timbered buildings in the village of Lyons-la-Foret make it one of the prettiest...

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Evreux

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Evreux guide

Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Oise department

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

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Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction north-east), in the Oise department

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during the last...

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Rouen

at 43 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

The cathedral and cobbled streets in the old town are just two of the...

See Rouen guide

Beauvais

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

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

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La Bouille

at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-Maritime department

You will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Seine river when you...

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 60 km (direction south-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 60 km (direction south-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 60 km (direction south-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Reserve excursions near Fontenay

Map of places to visit near Fontenay

Markets in and near Fontenay

• Gamaches-en-Vexin: market Thursday - seasonal market only (7km)
• Les Andelys: market Saturday all day (13km)
• Vernon: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (15km)
• Gisors: market Monday all day & Friday (17km)
• Gaillon: market Tuesday (18km)
• Bonnieres-sur-Seine: market Sunday (19km)
• Fleury-sur-Andelle: market Tuesday (23km)
• Pacy-sur-Eure: market Thursday (26km)
• Mantes-la-Jolie: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Buchelay: market Friday (27km)

More information about Fontenay, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Fontenay, France

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

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (61km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (15km)
• Lyons-la-Foret (22km)
• Gerberoy (41km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (46km)
• Chateau de Maisons (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Forges-les-Eaux (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (17km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (30km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (44km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (45km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (47km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (47km)
• Abbaye Saint Georges de Boscherville (Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (55km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (56km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (11km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (13km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (15km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (15km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (15km)
• Jardins du château de Vandrimare (25km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (30km)
• Jardin Plume (32km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (42km)
• Abbaye Saint-Georges (51km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (52km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (27km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (43km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (44km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (38km)

Towns of Art and history

• Elbeuf (42km)
• Pontoise (42km)
• Rouen (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beauvais (44km)
• Montville (52km)
• Le Vesinet (54km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (58km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (42km)
• Parc zoologique de Clères (55km)

Geography and distances

Fontenay is in the north of France at 38 kilometres from Evreux, the department capital (general information: Fontenay is 69 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferry ports at Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here For driving distances to Fontenay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Authevernes, Cahaignes, Cantiers, Civieres, Dampsmesnil, Ecos, Foret-la-Folie, Fours-en-Vexin, Guitry, Mezieres-en-Vexin, Mouflaines, Tourny, Vesly and Villers-en-Vexin.

This page in French: Visiter Fontenay