Ormoy tourism and travel guide

Visit Ormoy: highlights and tourist information

Ormoy is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ormoy in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 20 km and Chartres at 23 km.

Ormoy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres Cathedral

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 20 km (direction south)

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide
Chartres

Chartres

at 23 km (direction south)

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

See Chartres guide
Chateau de Rambouillet

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 25 km (direction east), in the Yvelines department

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide
Evreux

Evreux

at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and the bishop's...

See Evreux guide
 
 
Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles

at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

See The Trianon Estate of the Chateau de Versailles guide
Versailles Palace

Versailles Palace

Castle at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yvelines department

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

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Le Perche

Le Perche

at 56 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
 
 
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 58 km (direction west-south-west)

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

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Markets in and near Ormoy

  • Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (5km)
  • Maintenon: market Thursday (9km)
  • Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (15km)
  • Chartres: market Saturday (20km)
  • Houdan: market Friday (21km)
  • Luce: market Sunday (21km)
  • Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (26km)
  • Nonancourt: market Wednesday (26km)
  • Ezy-sur-Eure: market Thursday & Sunday (27km)
  • Auneau: market Friday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Ormoy, France

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

Heritage sites

National Monuments

  • Rambouillet Chateau (26km)
  • Villa Savoye (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (19km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (35km)
  • Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (46km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (50km)
  • Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (53km)
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (25km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (31km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (36km)
  • Le pré Catelan (39km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (41km)
  • Les jardins du château de Miserey (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Château de Sauvage (20km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (31km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (35km)
  • Vallée de Chevreuse (42km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Rambouillet (26km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Moutiers (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (36km)
 
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Geography and distances

Ormoy is in the eastern-center of France at 19 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Ormoy is 69 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Ormoy

Canton: Nogent-le-Roi

Arrondissement: Dreux

Department: Eure-et-Loir

Region: Loire Valley

New region: Centre-Loire Valley

Postcode: 28210

Distance to Ormoy

from Chartres (prefecture): 19 km

from Paris: 69 km

from Calais: 260 km

from Nice: 706 km

from Bordeaux: 449 km

from Strasbourg: 461 km

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 Ormoy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brechamps, Chaudon, Coulombs, Le Boullay-Mivoye, Le Boullay-Thierry, Lormaye, Neron, Nogent-le-Roi, Serazereux and Villemeux-sur-Eure.

This page in French: Visiter Ormoy

 
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