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Visit Gas: highlights and tourist information

Gas 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 Gas in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 14 km and Chartres Cathedral at 19 km.

Gas, 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 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chartres

at 21 km (direction south-west)

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 42 km (direction east-north-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 42 km (direction east-north-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 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 54 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 55 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 56 km (direction east-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 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 57 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 57 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including...

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 57 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

at 57 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Gas

• Maintenon: market Thursday (7km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (14km)
• Auneau: market Friday (14km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (19km)
• Luce: market Sunday (21km)
• Houdan: market Friday (25km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (29km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Gas, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (19km)
• Versailles Palace (43km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (15km)
• Villa Savoye (48km)
• Maison des Jardies (49km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (49km)
• Chateau de Maisons (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (19km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (24km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (35km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (39km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (39km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (46km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (48km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (49km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (14km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (26km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (29km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (34km)
• Parc de Courson (35km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (38km)
• Parc de Chamarande (41km)
• Parc de Versailles (42km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (42km)
• Le pré Catelan (43km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (48km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (49km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (49km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (19km)
• Versailles (43km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (6km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (19km)
• Vaux de Cernay (24km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (14km)
• Etampes (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (31km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (45km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (50km)
• Meudon (50km)
• Le Vesinet (50km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (51km)
• Courbevoie (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (34km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (56km)

Geography and distances

Gas is in the eastern-center of France at 18 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Gas is 59 kilometres from Paris).

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 Gas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bailleau-Armenonville, Bleury, Droue-sur-Drouette, Ecrosnes, Emance, Epernon, Gallardon, Hanches, Houx, Mevoisins, Saint-Hilarion, Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles, Soulaires and Yermenonville.

This page in French: Visiter Gas