Fresnay-le-Comte tourism and travel guide

Visit Fresnay-le-Comte: highlights and tourist information

Fresnay-le-Comte 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 Fresnay-le-Comte in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres at 13 km and Chartres Cathedral at 16 km.

Fresnay-le-Comte, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres

Chartres

at 13 km (direction )

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

See Chartres guide
Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction )

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide
Chateaudun

Chateaudun

National Monument at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide
Chateau de Rambouillet

Chateau de Rambouillet

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

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
 
 
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 49 km (direction west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Orleans

Orleans

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it: a famous...

See Orleans guide
Hotel Groslot

Hotel Groslot

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in Orleans....

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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans

Cathedral at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The carvings and grandeur of the western facade are the highlight of the 17th...

See Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans guide
 
 

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Markets in and near Fresnay-le-Comte

  • Voves: market Tuesday (12km)
  • Luce: market Sunday (14km)
  • Bonneval: market Monday (15km)
  • Chartres: market Saturday (15km)
  • Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (24km)
  • Brou: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Auneau: market Friday (28km)
  • Chateaudun: market Thursday all day & Saturday (28km)
  • Maintenon: market Thursday (33km)
  • Toury: market Sunday (36km)

More information about Fresnay-le-Comte, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Fresnay-le-Comte, France

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

Heritage sites

National Monuments

  • Rambouillet Chateau (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

Remarkable gardens

  • Le pré Catelan (17km)
  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (45km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Château de Sauvage (37km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (48km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (54km)
  • Vallée de Chevreuse (60km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Moutiers (22km)
  • Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (52km)
  • Fleury-les-Aubrais (53km)
 
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Geography and distances

Fresnay-le-Comte is in the eastern-center of France at 17 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Fresnay-le-Comte is 89 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Fresnay-le-Comte

Canton: Chartres-Sud-Ouest

Arrondissement: Chartres

Department: Eure-et-Loir

Region: Loire Valley

New region: Centre-Loire Valley

Postcode: 28360

Distance to Fresnay-le-Comte

from Chartres (prefecture): 17 km

from Paris: 89 km

from Calais: 295 km

from Nice: 679 km

from Bordeaux: 416 km

from Strasbourg: 463 km

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 Fresnay-le-Comte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonce, Dammarie, La Bourdiniere-Saint-Loup, Luplante, Meslay-le-Vidame, Montainville and Vitray-en-Beauce.

This page in French: Visiter Fresnay-le-Comte

 
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