Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines 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 Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Rambouillet at 9 km and Gardens of the Chateau de Versailles at 27 km.

Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines, 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 9 km (direction south-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 27 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 27 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 28 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 37 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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Bois de Boulogne

Garden at 39 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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Chartres

at 39 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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Pont de Bir-Hakeim

at 41 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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La Roche-Guyon

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction north-north-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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Porte de Vanves flea market

at 41 km (direction 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 41 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 42 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 42 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 43 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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Markets in and near Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines

• Maurepas: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Houdan: market Friday (14km)
• Beynes: market Thursday (17km)
• Nogent-le-Roi: market Saturday (19km)
• Les Clayes-sous-Bois: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)
• Maintenon: market Thursday (20km)
• Montigny-le-Bretonneux: market Saturday all day (20km)
• Feucherolles: market Wednesday (23km)
• Fontenay-le-Fleury: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (23km)
• Bailly: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines, France

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

Aquarium

• Cinéaqua (41km)
• Centre de la mer et des eaux (44km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (28km)
• Chartres Cathedral (37km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (41km)

National Monuments

• Rambouillet Chateau (10km)
• Villa Savoye (29km)
• Maison des Jardies (34km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (34km)
• Chateau de Maisons (38km)
• Arc de Triomphe (42km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (44km)
• Pantheon (45km)
• Conciergerie (45km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (45km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (45km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (49km)

Other tourist attractions

• Eiffel Tower (41km)
• Hotel des Invalides (43km)
• Rodin Museum (43km)
• Grand Palais (43km)
• Champs-Elysees (43km)
• Petit Palais (43km)
• Catacombs (43km)
• Palais Bourbon (43km)
• Parc Monceau (43km)
• Place de la Concorde (44km)
• Orsay Museum (44km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (44km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (44km)
• Place Vendome (44km)
• The Louvre (44km)
• Paris Opera (45km)
• Pont-Neuf (45km)
• Palais Royal (45km)
• Saint-Eustache (45km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (45km)
• Jardin des Plantes (45km)
• Montmartre (46km)
• Montmartre district (46km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (46km)
• Place des Vosges (46km)
• Place de la Bastille (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• L'Isle-Adam (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (17km)
• Vexin Francais (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (13km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (22km)
• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (30km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (30km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (34km)
• Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (38km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (43km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (43km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (44km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (44km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (45km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (45km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (49km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (49km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (49km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Groussay (7km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (9km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (16km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (19km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (27km)
• Parc de Versailles (27km)
• Parc du château de Beauregard (30km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (31km)
• Parc de Courson (31km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (34km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (34km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (37km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (39km)
• Parc de Chamarande (41km)
• Jardin de Claude Monet (43km)
• Jardin du musée d’art américain (43km)
• Domaine de Villarceaux (44km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (45km)
• Les jardins du château de Miserey (49km)
• Les jardins du château de Saint-Just (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (28km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (31km)
• Chartres (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vaux de Cernay (13km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (14km)
• Château de Sauvage (15km)
• Vallée de Chevreuse (20km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rambouillet (10km)
• Etampes (43km)
• Pontoise (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Velizy-Villacoublay (31km)
• Le Vesinet (33km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (35km)
• Meudon (36km)
• Le Plessis-Robinson (37km)
• Courbevoie (41km)
• Levallois-Perret (43km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (16km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (40km)
• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (45km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines is in the Paris region of France at 16 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines is 45 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Gambaiseuil, Les Breviaires, Les Mesnuls, Montfort-l'Amaury and Poigny-la-Foret.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Leger-en-Yvelines