Mortefontaine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mortefontaine: highlights and tourist information

Mortefontaine 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 Mortefontaine in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Ermenonville at 7 km and Senlis at 11 km.

Mortefontaine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Ermenonville

at 7 km (direction east)

The Mer de Sable theme park is the main reason visitors come to Ermenonville,...

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Senlis

at 11 km (direction east)

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

See Senlis guide

Chateau de Chantilly

Castle at 13 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chantilly

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 16 km (direction west), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Meaux

at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Meaux is visited because of its episcopal city, with a cathedral, chapter house and...

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Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne

Castle at 29 km (direction south), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Champs-sur-Marne is a beautifully restored 18th century chateau with extensive gardens...

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Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

Garden at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

The Parc des Buttes Chaumont is a lovely park in the north-east of Paris....

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Montmartre

at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Place du Tertre

at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

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

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Morienval abbey

Abbey at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

The Abbey of Notre-Dame at Morienval is an impressive example of Romanesque architecture...

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Pere Lachaise Cemetery

at 32 km (direction south-west), in the Paris department

The Pere Lachaise cemetery is a beautiful cemetery full of well-known figures from France...

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Reserve excursions near Mortefontaine

Map of places to visit near Mortefontaine

Markets in and near Mortefontaine

• Fosses: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (7km)
• Senlis: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
• Lamorlaye: market Tuesday & Saturday (12km)
• Chantilly: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
• Mitry-Mory: market Tuesday & Saturday (14km)
• Nanteuil-le-Haudouin: market Saturday (16km)
• Gouvieux: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• Saint-Leu-d'Esserent: market Saturday (18km)
• Creil: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (19km)
• Arnouville-les-Gonesse: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Mortefontaine, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (34km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (35km)
• Cinéaqua (36km)

Heritage sites

• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (34km)
• Compiène église Saint-Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Versailles Palace (48km)

National Monuments

• Basilica of Saint-Denis (26km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (29km)
• Vincennes Chateau (32km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (33km)
• Conciergerie (34km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (34km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (34km)
• Arc de Triomphe (35km)
• Pantheon (35km)
• Chateau de Maisons (37km)
• Pierrefonds Chateau (38km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (42km)
• Maison des Jardies (43km)
• Villa Savoye (47km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc de la Villette (29km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (31km)
• Montmartre (31km)
• Montmartre district (31km)
• Paris Opera (33km)
• Place des Vosges (33km)
• Place de la Bastille (33km)
• Saint-Eustache (33km)
• Parc Monceau (33km)
• Palais Royal (33km)
• Place Vendome (33km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (33km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (34km)
• The Louvre (34km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (34km)
• Pont-Neuf (34km)
• Place de la Concorde (34km)
• Champs-Elysees (34km)
• Orsay Museum (34km)
• Petit Palais (34km)
• Grand Palais (34km)
• Palais Bourbon (34km)
• Jardin des Plantes (34km)
• Hotel des Invalides (35km)
• Rodin Museum (35km)
• Eiffel Tower (36km)
• Catacombs (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Oise-Pays de France (9km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (7km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (11km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (15km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (18km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (21km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Sulpice (Bethancourt-en-Valois) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gilocourt) (28km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (31km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (31km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Notre Dame (Morienval) (31km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (32km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (34km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (34km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (34km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (34km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (39km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (45km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (46km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (52km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (10km)
• Potager des Princes (13km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (14km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (16km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (29km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (33km)
• Jardin du donjon de Vez (34km)
• Jardin du château de la Muette (36km)
• Parc du château de Compiègne (38km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (41km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (42km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (44km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (44km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (45km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (49km)
• Parc de Versailles (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Senlis (11km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (44km)
• Versailles (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Foret de Ermenonville (5km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (9km)
• Foret d'Halette (16km)
• Murs à pêches (29km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (36km)
• Forêt de Compiègne (38km)
• Foret de Retz (39km)
• Mont Ganelon (42km)
• Forêt de Laigue (46km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (55km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (57km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (4km)
• Disneyland Paris (30km)
• Parc Saint Paul (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Chantilly (13km)
• Meaux (26km)
• Noisiel (28km)
• Pontoise (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Livry-Gargan (22km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (22km)
• Gagny (25km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (26km)
• Levallois-Perret (33km)
• Courbevoie (35km)
• Maisons-Alfort (37km)
• Creteil (38km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (40km)
• Le Vesinet (42km)
• Meudon (42km)
• Remerangles (44km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (44km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (47km)
• Beauvais (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (34km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (34km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (36km)
• Parc des félins (big cats) (52km)

Geography and distances

Mortefontaine is in the north of France at 51 kilometres from Beauvais, the department capital (general information: Mortefontaine is 34 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Chapelle-en-Serval, Moussy-le-Neuf, Othis, Plailly, Pontarme, Saint-Witz, Survilliers, Thiers-sur-Theve and Vemars.

This page in French: Visiter Mortefontaine