Houilles tourism and travel guide

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Visit Houilles: highlights and tourist information

Houilles is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Bois de Boulogne at 8 km and Arc de Triomphe at 10 km.

Houilles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 8 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 10 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Arc de Triomphe is the second largest triumphal arch in the world and...

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 10 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Parc Monceau is a pleasant park in the 8th arrondissement of Paris....

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 10 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 11 km (direction east-south-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 11 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

at 11 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the world, is in the...

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La Galerie Dior

Museum at 11 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Galerie Dior houses a sumptuous collection of Dior's creations....

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Petit Palais

Museum at 11 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Petit Palais is an imposing building in classical style that holds the Paris...

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Pont Alexandre III

at 11 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Pont Alexandre III bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Paris ...

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Eglise de la Madeleine is a most unusual church, being built under orders...

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Printemps Haussmann

at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

Printemps Haussmann is a famous 19th century department store in the centre of Paris,...

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Assembly National

at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Palais Bourbon, home to the Assembly National in France, is an 18th century...

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Place Edouard VII and Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet

at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

Place Edouard VII and Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet are two small squares in the...

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Markets in and near Houilles

Market days in Houilles: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

Houilles: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
Carrieres-sur-Seine: market Tuesday (2km)
Montesson: market Thursday & Sunday (3km)
Maisons-Laffitte: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
Chatou: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (4km)
La Garenne-Colombes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (5km)
Colombes: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (5km)
Argenteuil: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (5km)
Courbevoie: market Sunday (6km)
Cormeilles-en-Parisis: market Saturday (6km)

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Tourist attractions near Houilles, France

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

Aquarium

Cinéaqua (10km)
Centre de la mer et des eaux (14km)
Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (19km)

Heritage sites

Versailles Palace (14km)
Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
Seine Banks, Paris (14km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

La Roche-Guyon (44km)

National Monuments

Chateau de Maisons (4km)
Arc de Triomphe (10km)
Saint Cloud Parc (10km)
Maison des Jardies (11km)
Chapelle Expiatoire (11km)
Villa Savoye (12km)
Basilica of Saint-Denis (13km)
Conciergerie (14km)
Sainte-Chapelle (14km)
Notre Dame cathedral (14km)
Pantheon (14km)
Vincennes Chateau (20km)
Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (31km)
Rambouillet Chateau (41km)

Other tourist attractions

Parc Monceau (10km)
Eiffel Tower (11km)
Champs-Elysees (11km)
Grand Palais (11km)
Petit Palais (11km)
Hotel des Invalides (12km)
Eglise de la Madeleine (12km)
Place de la Concorde (12km)
Palais Bourbon (12km)
Paris Opera (12km)
Rodin Museum (12km)
Basilica de Sacre Coeur (12km)
Place Vendome (12km)
Montmartre district (12km)
Montmartre (12km)
Jardin des Tuileries (12km)
Orsay Museum (12km)
Palais Royal (13km)
The Louvre (13km)
Saint-Eustache (13km)
Pont-Neuf (13km)
Hotel de Ville (town hall) (14km)
Catacombs (15km)
Place des Vosges (15km)
Parc de la Villette (15km)
Jardin des Plantes (15km)
Place de la Bastille (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

L'Isle-Adam (22km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Vexin Francais (29km)
Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (32km)
Oise-Pays de France (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (4km)
Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (7km)
Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (9km)
Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (9km)
Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (10km)
Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (11km)
Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (13km)
Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (13km)
Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (13km)
Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (13km)
Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (15km)
Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (15km)
Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (15km)
Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (16km)
Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (16km)
Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (17km)
Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (18km)
Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (18km)
Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (23km)
Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (26km)
Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (32km)
Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (37km)
Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (43km)
Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (44km)
Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (50km)
Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

Domaine de la Malmaison (6km)
Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (7km)
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (10km)
Jardin du Palais-Royal (13km)
Potager du roi, Versailles (14km)
Parc de Versailles (14km)
Maison de Chateaubriand (18km)
Parc du domaine de Sceaux (19km)
Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (29km)
Parc du château de Beauregard (29km)
Parc du château de Thoiry (29km)
Parc du château de Breteuil (30km)
Parc du château de Groussay (31km)
Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (31km)
Parc de Courson (36km)
Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (36km)
Potager des Princes (37km)
Domaine national de Rambouillet (41km)
Domaine de Villarceaux (43km)
Parc du château de Valgenceuse (43km)
Domaine du château d'Ambleville (44km)
Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Saint-Germain-en-Laye (7km)
Versailles (14km)
Senlis (43km)

Amusement park / theme park

Parc Asterix (36km)
Disneyland Paris (44km)

Towns of Art and history

Pontoise (15km)
Noisiel (33km)
Chantilly (36km)
Rambouillet (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Le Vesinet (5km)
Rueil-Malmaison (5km)
Courbevoie (6km)
Levallois-Perret (8km)
Soisy-sous-Montmorency (11km)
Meudon (13km)
Velizy-Villacoublay (15km)
Le Plessis-Robinson (17km)
Aulnay-sous-Bois (22km)
Maisons-Alfort (22km)
Livry-Gargan (26km)
Gagny (26km)
Creteil (26km)
Le Mee-sur-Seine (54km)
Melun (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (8km)
Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (15km)
Parc zoologique de Vincennes (20km)
Parc zoologique de Thoiry (29km)

Geography and distances

Houilles is in the Paris region of France at 22 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Houilles is 14 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Houilles

Canton: Houilles

Arrondissement: Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Department: Yvelines

Region: Paris

Postcode: 78800

Distance to Houilles

from Versailles (prefecture): 22 km

from Paris: 14 km

from Calais: 227 km

from Nice: 699 km

from Bordeaux: 500 km

from Strasbourg: 409 km

Getting here

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

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Argenteuil, Bezons, Bois-Colombes, Carrieres-sur-Seine, Chatou, Colombes, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Courbevoie, Croissy-sur-Seine, La Garenne-Colombes, Le Pecq, Le Port-Marly, Le Vesinet, Maisons-Laffitte, Mesnil-le-Roi, Montesson, Nanterre, Puteaux, Rueil-Malmaison, Sannois and Sartrouville.

This page in French: Visiter Houilles