Meru tourism and travel guide

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Visit Meru: highlights and tourist information

Meru is situated in the Oise department and Hauts-de-France region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Meru in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Royaumont Abbey at 20 km and Beauvais at 23 km.

Meru, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

Royaumont Abbey, once one of the most important cistercian abbeys in France, is a...

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Beauvais

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated) cathedral with...

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Chantilly

at 24 km (direction east)

The town of Chantilly in the Oise department of Picardy is best known for...

See Chantilly guide

Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 25 km (direction north-west)

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in the north...

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Chateau de Chantilly

Castle at 26 km (direction east)

The Chateau de Chantilly is an extensive castle from the 16th-19th centuries, surrounded by...

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Senlis

at 33 km (direction east)

The ruined castle, the cathedral and the narrow cobbled streets make Senlis a very...

See Senlis guide

Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 36 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

In the Basilica of Saint-Denis, where many of the French kings are buried, you...

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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Val-d'Oise department

At La Roche-Guyon, a 'plus beau village de France', you can exlore a pretty...

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Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-west)

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during the last...

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Place du Tertre

at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Place du Tertre is a pretty square in Montmartre famous for its artists...

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of the most famous Paris landmarks,...

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Montmartre

at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

The Montmartre region of Paris is almost a separate village within the city, and...

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Meru

Markets in and near Meru

Market days in Meru: weekly market: Sunday & Friday;

• Meru: market Sunday & Friday (0km)
• Chambly: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• Noailles: market Tuesday (12km)
• Persan: market Wednesday & Sunday (13km)
• Beaumont-sur-Oise: market Tuesday (14km)
• Cergy: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Saint-Leu-d'Esserent: market Saturday (21km)
• Gouvieux: market Thursday & Sunday (21km)
• Montataire: market Sunday (22km)
• Bresles: market Thursday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Meru, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (42km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (45km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (48km)

Heritage sites

• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (40km)
• Gerberoy (40km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Maisons (31km)
• Villa Savoye (34km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (36km)
• Arc de Triomphe (41km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (41km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (44km)
• Conciergerie (44km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (44km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (44km)
• Maison des Jardies (44km)
• Pantheon (45km)
• Vincennes Chateau (48km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (54km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc Monceau (40km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (41km)
• Montmartre (41km)
• Montmartre district (41km)
• Parc de la Villette (41km)
• Paris Opera (42km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (42km)
• Champs-Elysees (42km)
• Grand Palais (42km)
• Petit Palais (42km)
• Place Vendome (42km)
• Place de la Concorde (42km)
• Eiffel Tower (42km)
• Palais Bourbon (43km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (43km)
• Hotel des Invalides (43km)
• Palais Royal (43km)
• Orsay Museum (43km)
• The Louvre (43km)
• Saint-Eustache (43km)
• Rodin Museum (43km)
• Pont-Neuf (44km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (44km)
• Place des Vosges (44km)
• Place de la Bastille (45km)
• Jardin des Plantes (45km)
• Catacombs (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (14km)
• Forges-les-Eaux (61km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (21km)
• Oise-Pays de France (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (18km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (20km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (21km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (23km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (26km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (26km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (33km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (33km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (36km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (37km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (38km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (40km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (41km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (41km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (43km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (44km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (44km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (20km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (24km)
• Potager des Princes (25km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (33km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (34km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (35km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (36km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (39km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (43km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (44km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (47km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (47km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (47km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Senlis (33km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (22km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (26km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (27km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (28km)
• Foret d'Halette (33km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (34km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (36km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (38km)
• Murs à pêches (47km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (25km)
• Parc Asterix (33km)

Towns of Art and history

• Pontoise (19km)
• Chantilly (24km)
• Noisiel (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beauvais (23km)
• Remerangles (27km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (29km)
• Le Vesinet (37km)
• Courbevoie (38km)
• Levallois-Perret (38km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (39km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (42km)
• Livry-Gargan (45km)
• Gagny (48km)
• Mureaumont (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (40km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (45km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (47km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (48km)

Geography and distances

Meru is in the north of France at 23 kilometres from Beauvais, the department capital (general information: Meru is 44 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amblainville, Andeville, Anserville, Arronville, Berville, Bornel, Corbeil-Cerf, Esches, Fosseuse, Haravilliers, Henonville, Lormaison, Montherlant, Mortefontaine-en-Thelle, Novillers, Saint-Crepin-Ibouvillers and Villeneuve-les-Sablons.

This page in French: Visiter Meru