Houville-la-Branche tourism and travel guide
Visit Houville-la-Branche: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsHouville-la-Branche is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Loire Valley region (now part of the Centre-Loire Valley region), in the eastern-center of France at 12 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Houville-la-Branche is 69 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 11 km and Chartres at 12 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Houville-la-Branche, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Houville-la-Branche in Centre-Loire Valley.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir
Map of places to visit near Houville-la-Branche
Markets in and near Houville-la-Branche
- Auneau: market Friday (10km)
- Chartres: market Saturday (11km)
- Luce: market Sunday (14km)
- Maintenon: market Thursday (17km)
- Voves: market Tuesday (19km)
- Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (24km)
- Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
- Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (29km)
- Angerville: market Tuesday (30km)
- Bonneval: market Monday (35km)
More information about Houville-la-Branche, Loire Valley
Tourist attractions near Houville-la-Branche, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Houville-la-Branche.
Heritage sites
- Chartres Cathedral (11km)
- Versailles Palace (54km)
National Monuments
- Rambouillet Chateau (26km)
- Maison des Jardies (59km)
- Saint Cloud Parc (60km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateaudun (47km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (35km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (11km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (34km)
- Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (38km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (39km)
- Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Domaine national de Rambouillet (26km)
- Le pré Catelan (33km)
- Parc du château de Breteuil (39km)
- Parc du château de Groussay (40km)
- Parc de Courson (41km)
- Parc de Chamarande (43km)
- Parc du château de Beauregard (45km)
- Parc de Versailles (53km)
- Potager du roi, Versailles (53km)
- Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (60km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chartres (11km)
- Versailles (54km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Château de Sauvage (17km)
- Forêt de Rambouillet (28km)
- Vaux de Cernay (34km)
- Vallée de Chevreuse (41km)
Towns of Art and history
- Rambouillet (26km)
- Etampes (39km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Moutiers (19km)
- Velizy-Villacoublay (55km)
- Meudon (60km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Houville-la-Branche
Canton: Auneau
Arrondissement: Chartres
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Loire Valley
New region: Centre-Loire Valley
Postcode: 28700
Distance to Houville-la-Branche
from Chartres (prefecture): 12 km
from Paris: 69 km
from Calais: 279 km
from Nice: 683 km
from Bordeaux: 435 km
from Strasbourg: 450 km
Getting here
Houville-la-Branche is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Houville-la-Branche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beville-le-Comte, Champseru, Coltainville, Francourville, Gasville-Oiseme, Nogent-le-Phaye, Sours, Umpeau and Voise.
This page in French: Visiter Houville-la-Branche
