Poigny-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

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Visit Poigny-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

Poigny-la-Foret 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 Poigny-la-Foret in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 6 km and Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 30 km.

Poigny-la-Foret, 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 6 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles

Garden at 30 km (direction east-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 30 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Versailles Palace

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

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

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Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 32 km (direction south-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 35 km (direction south-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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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 44 km (direction east-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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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Eiffel Tower

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

Built in the late 19th century as a temporary monument, it is extraordinary that...

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Museum of Modern Art in Paris includes works by several important artists including...

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Bourdelle Museum

Museum at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Montparnasse Cemetery

at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Markets in and near Poigny-la-Foret

• Maintenon: market Thursday (16km)
• Houdan: market Friday (17km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (17km)
• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (21km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (23km)
• Les Clayes-sous-Bois: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Auneau: market Friday (24km)
• Dourdan: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
• Fontenay-le-Fleury: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Poigny-la-Foret, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (44km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (47km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (31km)
• Chartres Cathedral (32km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (46km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (7km)
• Villa Savoye (34km)
• Maison des Jardies (37km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (37km)
• Chateau de Maisons (42km)
• Arc de Triomphe (45km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (47km)
• Pantheon (47km)
• Conciergerie (48km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (48km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (48km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (53km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (44km)
• Hotel des Invalides (46km)
• Rodin Museum (46km)
• Catacombs (46km)
• Grand Palais (46km)
• Petit Palais (46km)
• Champs-Elysees (46km)
• Palais Bourbon (46km)
• Parc Monceau (46km)
• Place de la Concorde (47km)
• Orsay Museum (47km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (47km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (47km)
• Place Vendome (47km)
• The Louvre (47km)
• Pont-Neuf (47km)
• Palais Royal (48km)
• Paris Opera (48km)
• Saint-Eustache (48km)
• Jardin des Plantes (48km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (48km)
• Montmartre district (49km)
• Montmartre (49km)
• Place des Vosges (49km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (17km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (13km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (25km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (31km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (33km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (38km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (40km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (43km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (47km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (47km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (47km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (48km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (48km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (53km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (53km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (54km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Rambouillet (6km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (12km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (20km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (21km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (30km)
• Parc de Courson (30km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (30km)
• Parc de Versailles (30km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (37km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (37km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (39km)
• Parc de Chamarande (39km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (41km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (47km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (47km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (48km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (52km)
• Le pré Catelan (56km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (31km)
• Chartres (33km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (10km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (12km)
• Vaux de Cernay (13km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (21km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (6km)
• Etampes (41km)
• Pontoise (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (34km)
• Le Vesinet (37km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (38km)
• Meudon (38km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (39km)
• Moutiers (42km)
• Courbevoie (44km)
• Levallois-Perret (46km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (21km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (43km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (48km)

Geography and distances

Poigny-la-Foret is in the Paris region of France at 21 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Poigny-la-Foret is 48 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Poigny-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Gazeran, Hermeray, Les Breviaires, Raizeux, Rambouillet and Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines.

This page in French: Visiter Poigny-la-Foret