Pontgouin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chartres Cathedral at 24 km from Pontgouin

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Visit Pontgouin: highlights and tourist information

Pontgouin 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 Pontgouin in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chartres Cathedral at 24 km and Chartres at 25 km.

Pontgouin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chartres Cathedral

Cathedral at 24 km (direction east)

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

See Chartres Cathedral guide

Chartres

at 25 km (direction east)

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

See Chartres guide

Le Perche

at 29 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

at 31 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

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 45 km (direction west), in the Orne department

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Belleme

at 46 km (direction west), in the Orne department

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide

Chateaudun

National Monument at 47 km (direction south-south-east)

Both the castle and the town along the Loir River make Chateaudun an enjoyable...

See Chateaudun guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Sarthe department

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Chateau de Rambouillet

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

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

See Chateau de Rambouillet guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Eure-et-Loir

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Reserve excursions near Pontgouin

Map of places to visit near Pontgouin

Markets in and near Pontgouin

• Courville-sur-Eure: market Thursday (7km)
• La Loupe: market Tuesday (11km)
• Senonches: market Friday (13km)
• Luce: market Sunday (23km)
• Chartres: market Saturday (25km)
• Remalard: market Monday (29km)
• Brou: market Wednesday (30km)
• Nogent-le-Rotrou: market Saturday all day (31km)
• Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (31km)
• Dreux: market Wednesday & Sunday & Monday all day & Friday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Pontgouin, France

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

Heritage sites

• Chartres Cathedral (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nogent-le-Rotrou (31km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (29km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (24km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le pré Catelan (21km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (29km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chartres (25km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Sauvage (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (39km)

Geography and distances

Pontgouin is in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Chartres, the department capital (general information: Pontgouin is 97 kilometres from Paris).

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

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Billancelles, Chuisnes, Courville-sur-Eure, Favieres, Friaize, Landelles and Le Favril.

This page in French: Visiter Pontgouin