Ponchon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ponchon: highlights and tourist information

Ponchon 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 Ponchon in Hauts-de-France.

Popular places to visit nearby include Beauvais at 12 km and Parc Saint-Paul at 17 km.

Ponchon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Beauvais

at 12 km (direction north-west)

In Beauvais you can see the important (if often rebuilt and renovated) cathedral with...

See Beauvais guide

Parc Saint-Paul

Theme Park at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

Parc Saint Paul is one of the most popular theme parks in the north...

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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Chantilly

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau de Chantilly

Castle at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Gerberoy

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

The 18th century cottages and pretty gardens, and a radical transformation during the last...

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Senlis

at 33 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Senlis guide

Ermenonville

at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Compiegne

at 46 km (direction east)

In Compiegne you can visit the palace, several museums, and other interesting historic monuments...

See Compiegne guide

Basilica of Saint-Denis

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

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

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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Val-d'Oise department

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

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Giverny Gardens

Garden at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Eure department

The most famous, most visited, and perhaps most attractive gardens in France, as painted...

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Markets in and near Ponchon

• Noailles: market Tuesday (2km)
• Bresles: market Thursday (8km)
• Beauvais: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (12km)
• Meru: market Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Liancourt: market Wednesday (20km)
• Montataire: market Sunday (20km)
• Chambly: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Leu-d'Esserent: market Saturday (22km)
• Persan: market Wednesday & Sunday (22km)
• Creil: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Ponchon, France

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

Heritage sites

• Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gerberoy (32km)
• La Roche-Guyon (50km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Maisons (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (26km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Oise-Pays de France (32km)
• Vexin Francais (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (12km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (22km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (30km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (31km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (32km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (32km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (33km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (33km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (40km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (26km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (26km)
• Potager des Princes (27km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (34km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (42km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Senlis (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (10km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (15km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (17km)
• Hortillonnages d'Amiens (20km)
• Foret d'Halette (30km)
• Forêt de Chantilly (31km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (34km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (39km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Saint Paul (17km)
• Parc Asterix (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Chantilly (26km)
• Pontoise (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beauvais (12km)
• Remerangles (13km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (41km)
• Mureaumont (43km)

Geography and distances

Ponchon is in the north of France at 12 kilometres from Beauvais, the department capital (general information: Ponchon is 56 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abbecourt, Bailleul-sur-Therain, Berthecourt, Cauvigny, Heilles, Hermes, Hodenc-l'Eveque, Le Coudray-sur-Thelle, Montreuil-sur-Therain, Mouchy-le-Chatel, Noailles, Saint-Sulpice, Silly-Tillard, Villers-Saint-Sepulcre and Warluis.

This page in French: Visiter Ponchon