Orsonville tourism and travel guide

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Visit Orsonville: highlights and tourist information

Orsonville 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 Orsonville in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 19 km and Chartres Cathedral at 26 km.

Orsonville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Rambouillet

Castle at 19 km (direction )

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 26 km (direction west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Chartres

at 26 km (direction west), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 42 km (direction north-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 42 km (direction north-east)

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

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Versailles Palace

Castle at 42 km (direction north-east)

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

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Yevre-le-Chatel

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loiret department

The walk along the Rimarden river, the traditional charm and the ruined castle all...

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Porte de Vanves flea market

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

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

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Bois de Boulogne

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

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

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Chateau de Chamerolles

Castle at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Loiret department

The chateau de Chamerolles is an attractive chateau with a pretty Renaissance garden...

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Pont de Bir-Hakeim is a famous bridge in Paris with views of the...

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Catacombs

at 54 km (direction 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 54 km (direction 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 54 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Orsonville

Markets in and near Orsonville

• Auneau: market Friday (5km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Angerville: market Tuesday (22km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (22km)
• Etampes: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (25km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (26km)
• Voves: market Tuesday (28km)
• Luce: market Sunday (28km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (29km)
• Toury: market Sunday (32km)

More information about Orsonville, Paris

Tourist attractions near Orsonville, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (54km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (55km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (58km)

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (26km)
• Versailles Palace (43km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (57km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (57km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (18km)
• Maison des Jardies (47km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (48km)
• Arc de Triomphe (55km)
• Pantheon (56km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (56km)
• Conciergerie (56km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (56km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (57km)
• Vincennes Chateau (60km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (54km)
• Eiffel Tower (54km)
• Rodin Museum (55km)
• Hotel des Invalides (55km)
• Palais Bourbon (56km)
• Grand Palais (56km)
• Petit Palais (56km)
• Orsay Museum (56km)
• Champs-Elysees (56km)
• Place de la Concorde (56km)
• Jardin des Plantes (56km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (56km)
• Pont-Neuf (56km)
• The Louvre (56km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (56km)
• Place Vendome (56km)
• Parc Monceau (57km)
• Palais Royal (57km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (57km)
• Saint-Eustache (57km)
• Paris Opera (57km)
• Place de la Bastille (57km)
• Place des Vosges (57km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (23km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (25km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (25km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (26km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (33km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (48km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (48km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (56km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (56km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (56km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (57km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (19km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (26km)
• Parc de Courson (27km)
• Parc de Chamarande (29km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (32km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (33km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (42km)
• Parc de Versailles (42km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (43km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (45km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (47km)
• Le pré Catelan (48km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (48km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (50km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (26km)
• Versailles (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (14km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (18km)
• Vaux de Cernay (24km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (29km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (18km)
• Etampes (25km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moutiers (21km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (43km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (46km)
• Meudon (47km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (51km)
• Maisons-Alfort (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (43km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (54km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (56km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (58km)

Geography and distances

Orsonville is in the Paris region of France at 40 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Orsonville is 56 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ablis, Allainville, Aunay-sous-Auneau, Auneau, Boinville-le-Gaillard, Chapelle-d'Aunainville, Paray-Douaville, Prunay-en-Yvelines and Saint-Symphorien-le-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter Orsonville