La Ville-du-Bois tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Ville-du-Bois: highlights and tourist information

La Ville-du-Bois is situated in the Essonne 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 La Ville-du-Bois in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Porte de Vanves flea market at 19 km and Versailles Palace at 19 km.

La Ville-du-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Porte de Vanves flea market

at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 19 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

The Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles are a remarkable garden famous throughout the...

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Catacombs

at 20 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 20 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Zadkine Museum

Museum at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Zadkine museum holds an excellent collection of work by the 20th century sculptor...

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Grand Mosque

at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Grand Mosque in Paris is an impressive example of Islamic art and architecture...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most extensive and most popular public...

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Greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The greenhouses of the Jardin des Plantes de Paris house tropical plants, cacti and...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a church based on the pantheon...

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Arenes de Lutece

Ancient Monument at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Arenes de Lutece, a Roman amphitheatre, is the oldest monument in Paris...

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Jardin des Plantes de Paris

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Plantes de Paris is a large garden and botanic garden and...

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Markets in and near La Ville-du-Bois

• Montlhery: market Monday (2km)
• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Morsang-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
• Palaiseau: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Bretigny-sur-Orge: market Thursday & Sunday (7km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (7km)
• Massy: market Tuesday & Friday (8km)
• Arpajon: market Friday (8km)
• Juvisy-sur-Orge: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near La Ville-du-Bois, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (21km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (22km)
• Cinéaqua (22km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (19km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (23km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (43km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (19km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (20km)
• Pantheon (21km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (22km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (22km)
• Conciergerie (22km)
• Vincennes Chateau (24km)
• Arc de Triomphe (24km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (24km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (31km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (32km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (33km)
• Chateau de Maisons (33km)
• Villa Savoye (34km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (20km)
• Jardin des Plantes (21km)
• Rodin Museum (22km)
• Eiffel Tower (22km)
• Hotel des Invalides (22km)
• Pont-Neuf (22km)
• Orsay Museum (23km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (23km)
• Place de la Bastille (23km)
• Palais Bourbon (23km)
• Place des Vosges (23km)
• The Louvre (23km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (23km)
• Grand Palais (23km)
• Petit Palais (23km)
• Place de la Concorde (23km)
• Saint-Eustache (23km)
• Palais Royal (23km)
• Champs-Elysees (23km)
• Place Vendome (23km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (24km)
• Paris Opera (24km)
• Parc Monceau (24km)
• Montmartre district (26km)
• Montmartre (26km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (26km)
• Parc de la Villette (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (21km)
• Gatinais Francais (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (15km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (22km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (22km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (23km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (23km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (23km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (24km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (26km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (26km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (27km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (28km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (31km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (31km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (32km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (39km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Beauregard (8km)
• Parc de Courson (11km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (12km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (12km)
• Parc de Chamarande (17km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (18km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (19km)
• Parc de Versailles (19km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (20km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (23km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (25km)
• Parc du château de Courances (29km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (29km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (33km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (33km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (34km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (35km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (41km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (19km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (18km)
• Vaux de Cernay (25km)
• Murs à pêches (26km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (27km)
• Château de Sauvage (40km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (26km)
• Rambouillet (33km)
• Noisiel (34km)
• Pontoise (45km)
• Meaux (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (13km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (15km)
• Meudon (17km)
• Maisons-Alfort (20km)
• Creteil (20km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (25km)
• Levallois-Perret (26km)
• Courbevoie (26km)
• Le Vesinet (28km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (30km)
• Melun (32km)
• Gagny (32km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (34km)
• Livry-Gargan (35km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (36km)
• Moutiers (54km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (22km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (22km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (24km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (41km)

Geography and distances

La Ville-du-Bois is in the Paris region of France at 13 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: La Ville-du-Bois is 22 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Ville-du-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballainvilliers, Champlan, Chilly-Mazarin, Epinay-sur-Orge, Le Plessis-Pate, Leuville-sur-Orge, Linas, Longjumeau, Longpont-sur-Orge, Marcoussis, Montlhery, Morangis, Morsang-sur-Orge, Nozay, Orsay, Palaiseau, Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Sainte-Genevieve-Des-Bois, Saulx-les-Chartreux, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Villejust, Villemoisson-sur-Orge and Villiers-sur-Orge.

This page in French: Visiter La Ville-du-Bois