Jouars-Pontchartrain tourism and travel guide

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Visit Jouars-Pontchartrain: highlights and tourist information

Jouars-Pontchartrain 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 Jouars-Pontchartrain in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 16 km and The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles at 16 km.

Jouars-Pontchartrain, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 16 km (direction east)

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 16 km (direction east)

The Trianon estate of the Chateau de Versailles has two small palaces and a...

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 16 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 26 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 29 km (direction 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 29 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 30 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 30 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 30 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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La Galerie Dior

Museum at 30 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

at 31 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 31 km (direction east), in the Paris department

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

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Rodin Museum

Museum at 31 km (direction east), in the Paris department

The Rodin Museum is an impressive museum in Paris dedicated to the works of...

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Markets in and near Jouars-Pontchartrain

• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (6km)
• Les Clayes-sous-Bois: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Feucherolles: market Wednesday (9km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (10km)
• Fontenay-le-Fleury: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Bailly: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Marly-le-Roi: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
• Le Chesnay: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Poissy: market Thursday (17km)

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Tourist attractions near Jouars-Pontchartrain, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (29km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (32km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (37km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (17km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (33km)
• Chartres Cathedral (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (37km)

National Monuments

• Villa Savoye (16km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (18km)
• Maison des Jardies (22km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (22km)
• Chateau de Maisons (24km)
• Arc de Triomphe (30km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (32km)
• Pantheon (33km)
• Conciergerie (33km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (33km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (33km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (37km)
• Vincennes Chateau (39km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (29km)
• Hotel des Invalides (31km)
• Rodin Museum (31km)
• Grand Palais (31km)
• Champs-Elysees (31km)
• Parc Monceau (31km)
• Petit Palais (31km)
• Palais Bourbon (31km)
• Place de la Concorde (31km)
• Catacombs (32km)
• Orsay Museum (32km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (32km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (32km)
• Place Vendome (32km)
• Paris Opera (32km)
• The Louvre (32km)
• Palais Royal (33km)
• Pont-Neuf (33km)
• Saint-Eustache (33km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (33km)
• Montmartre (33km)
• Montmartre district (33km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (34km)
• Jardin des Plantes (34km)
• Place des Vosges (34km)
• Place de la Bastille (35km)
• Parc de la Villette (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (43km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (16km)
• Vexin Francais (34km)
• Gatinais Francais (61km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (9km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (16km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (17km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (25km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (31km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (32km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (32km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (32km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (36km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (36km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (37km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (45km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (45km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (45km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (50km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Groussay (7km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (10km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (16km)
• Parc de Versailles (16km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (16km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (18km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (18km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (22km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (25km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (27km)
• Parc de Courson (29km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (29km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (33km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (39km)
• Parc de Chamarande (40km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (41km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (41km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (49km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (52km)
• Parc du château de Courances (58km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (60km)
• Potager des Princes (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (17km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (18km)
• Chartres (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vaux de Cernay (13km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (15km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (19km)
• Château de Sauvage (27km)
• Murs à pêches (41km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (18km)
• Pontoise (31km)
• Etampes (45km)
• Chantilly (60km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Vesinet (20km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (21km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (22km)
• Meudon (24km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (26km)
• Courbevoie (28km)
• Levallois-Perret (30km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (36km)
• Maisons-Alfort (39km)
• Creteil (42km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (11km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (28km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (34km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (38km)

Geography and distances

Jouars-Pontchartrain is in the Paris region of France at 4 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Jouars-Pontchartrain is 33 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Jouars-Pontchartrain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, Beynes, Coignieres, Elancourt, La Verriere, Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre, Les Mesnuls, Mareil-le-Guyon, Maurepas, Neauphle-le-Chateau, Neauphle-le-Vieux, Plaisir, Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange, Saint-Remy-l'Honore, Saulx-Marchais, Thiverval-Grignon, Vicq and Villiers-Saint-Frederic.

This page in French: Visiter Jouars-Pontchartrain