Fresnay-le-Comte tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chartres at 13 km from Fresnay-le-Comte
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
at 13 km (direction )Although most famous for its cathedral, you will also find plenty to explore elsewhere...
See Chartres guide
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
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
Castle at 45 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines departmentOnce a Royal castle, the Chateau de Rambouillet is now the summer residence for...
See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
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
at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret departmentThe large town of Orleans has a great deal to recommend it: a famous...
See Orleans guide
Hotel Groslot
at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret departmentThe Hotel Groslot is a beautiful mansion close to the cathedral in Orleans....
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Cathedral of Sainte-Croix, Orleans
Cathedral at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret departmentThe 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)
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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
- Chartres Cathedral (16km)
National Monuments
- Rambouillet Chateau (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateaudun (28km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (55km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (16km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (54km)
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)
- Chartres (15km)
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
- Rambouillet (46km)
- Orleans (55km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Moutiers (22km)
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (52km)
- Fleury-les-Aubrais (53km)
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