Poigny-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Rambouillet at 6 km from Poigny-la-Foret

Visit Poigny-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

Poigny-la-Foret is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 6 km and Versailles Palace at 31 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Poigny-la-Foret, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Poigny-la-Foret in Paris.

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Catacombs

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

For a different side of Paris, explore the ancient...

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Champs-Elysees

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

The Champs-Elsées, often called the most beautiful avenue in the...

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Musee de l'Orangerie in Paris is best known for its eight...

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin du Luxembourg is one of the most extensive and...

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Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Jardin des Tuileries is a large park and garden near...

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Eglise de la Madeleine is a most unusual church, being built...

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Pantheon

National Monument at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The 18th century Pantheon was originally to be a church based...

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Map of places to visit near Poigny-la-Foret

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)

More information about Poigny-la-Foret, Paris

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 (49km)
• Montmartre district (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)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (47km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (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