Houville-la-Branche tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chartres Cathedral at 11 km from Houville-la-Branche

Visit Houville-la-Branche: highlights and tourist information

Houville-la-Branche is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 11 km and Chartres at 12 km. For more sites 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!

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 11 km (direction west)

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chartres

at 12 km (direction west)

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

See Chartres guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 26 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 47 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateaudun guide

Versailles Palace

Castle at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Versailles Palace guide

Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 58 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance...

See Chateau de Chamerolles guide

Eiffel Tower

at 67 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

See Eiffel Tower guide

Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 68 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

See Arc de Triomphe guide

Champs-Elysees

at 68 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

See Champs-Elysees guide

... 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)

Hotels near Houville-la-Branche

More information about Houville-la-Branche, Loire Valley

Tourist attractions near Houville-la-Branche, France

What to do at Houville-la-Branche? 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)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (53km)
• Parc de 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

Houville-la-Branche is in the eastern-center of France at 12 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Houville-la-Branche is 69 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 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