Pontoise tourism and travel guide

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Visit Pontoise: highlights and tourist information

Pontoise is situated in the Val-d'Oise department and Paris region.

Tourist classifications for Pontoise include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pontoise in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Basilica of Saint-Denis at 23 km and Royaumont Abbey at 23 km.

Pontoise, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Basilica of Saint-Denis

Church at 23 km (direction east-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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Royaumont Abbey

Abbey at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Parc Monceau

Garden at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Parc Monceau is a pleasant park in the 8th arrondissement of Paris....

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Champs-Elysees

at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Museum of Modern Art in Paris

Museum at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Place du Tertre

at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Place du Tertre is a pretty square in Montmartre famous for its artists...

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Basilica de Sacre Coeur

Church at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Paris department

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of the most famous Paris landmarks,...

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La Galerie Dior

Museum at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Galerie Dior houses a sumptuous collection of Dior's creations....

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Montmartre

at 25 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

The Montmartre region of Paris is almost a separate village within the city, and...

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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Eiffel Tower

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

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

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Printemps Haussmann

at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Paris department

Printemps Haussmann is a famous 19th century department store in the centre of Paris,...

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Markets in and near Pontoise

• Cergy: market Wednesday & Saturday (4km)
• Jouy-le-Moutier: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Conflans-Sainte-Honorine: market every day except Monday (6km)
• Andresy: market Wednesday & Saturday (8km)
• Beauchamp: market Sunday (9km)
• Chanteloup-les-Vignes: market Wednesday & Saturday (9km)
• Acheres: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Cormeilles-en-Parisis: market Saturday (11km)
• Le Plessis-Bouchard: market Saturday (11km)
• Franconville: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)

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Tourist attractions near Pontoise, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (25km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (29km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (33km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (27km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (34km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Maisons (12km)
• Villa Savoye (15km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (23km)
• Arc de Triomphe (24km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (25km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (25km)
• Maison des Jardies (26km)
• Conciergerie (28km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (28km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (28km)
• Pantheon (29km)
• Vincennes Chateau (34km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (43km)

Other tourist attractions

• Parc Monceau (24km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (25km)
• Montmartre (25km)
• Montmartre district (25km)
• Champs-Elysees (26km)
• Eiffel Tower (26km)
• Grand Palais (26km)
• Petit Palais (26km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (26km)
• Paris Opera (26km)
• Place de la Concorde (26km)
• Hotel des Invalides (26km)
• Palais Bourbon (26km)
• Place Vendome (26km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (27km)
• Rodin Museum (27km)
• Orsay Museum (27km)
• Palais Royal (27km)
• The Louvre (27km)
• Saint-Eustache (27km)
• Parc de la Villette (27km)
• Pont-Neuf (28km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (28km)
• Place des Vosges (29km)
• Catacombs (29km)
• Place de la Bastille (29km)
• Jardin des Plantes (30km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (12km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Vexin Francais (16km)
• Oise-Pays de France (37km)
• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (1km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (6km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (6km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (8km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (21km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (22km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (23km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (23km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (27km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (27km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (27km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (29km)
• Abbatiale Saint Nicolas (Saint-Leu-d'Esserent) (30km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (32km)
• Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Gisors (Gisors) (35km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (36km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Senlis) (39km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (42km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Beauvais) (43km)
• Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (44km)
• Abbaye Saint-Jean-Baptiste du Moncel (Pontpoint) (48km)
• Abbaye Saint Germer de Fly (Saint-Germer-de-Fly) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (17km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (21km)
• Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (23km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (25km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (27km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (27km)
• Parc de Versailles (27km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (30km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (31km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (31km)
• Domaine du château d'Ambleville (31km)
• Potager des Princes (32km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (33km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (34km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (36km)
• Parc du château de Valgenceuse (40km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (41km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (42km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (42km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (43km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (43km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (17km)
• Versailles (28km)
• Senlis (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Chantilly (32km)
• Murs à pêches (33km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (39km)
• Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (40km)
• Foret de Ermenonville (41km)
• Foret d'Halette (42km)
• Vaux de Cernay (42km)
• Plan d'eau du Canada (45km)
• Forêt du Parc de Saint-Quentin (45km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale des Larris et Tourbières de Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (50km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Parc Asterix (35km)
• Parc Saint Paul (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Chantilly (31km)
• Noisiel (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (16km)
• Le Vesinet (18km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (20km)
• Courbevoie (21km)
• Levallois-Perret (22km)
• Meudon (28km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (30km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (32km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (32km)
• Livry-Gargan (35km)
• Gagny (37km)
• Maisons-Alfort (37km)
• Creteil (40km)
• Beauvais (42km)
• Remerangles (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (23km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (30km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (30km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (34km)

Geography and distances

Pontoise is in the Paris region of France at 3 kilometres from Cergy, the department capital (general information: Pontoise is 28 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auvers-sur-Oise, Boissy-l'Aillerie, Cergy, Ennery, Eragny, Genicourt, Herouville, Jouy-le-Moutier, Livilliers, Maurecourt, Neuville-sur-Oise, Osny, Pierrelaye, Puiseux-Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone and Vaureal.

This page in French: Visiter Pontoise