Velizy-Villacoublay tourism and travel guide

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Velizy-Villacoublay is situated in the Yvelines department and Paris region.

Tourist classifications for Velizy-Villacoublay include "ville fleurie 4*".

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 5 km and Eiffel Tower at 12 km.

Velizy-Villacoublay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Versailles Palace

Versailles Palace

Castle at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

A short distance outside central Paris, the Palais de Versailles is an...

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Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower

at 12 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Catacombs

Catacombs

at 12 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

For a different side of Paris, explore the ancient catacombs in tunnels...

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Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe

National Monument at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Champs-Elysees

Champs-Elysees

at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 13 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 13 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 des Tuileries

Jardin des Tuileries

Garden at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pantheon

Pantheon

National Monument at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Eglise de la Madeleine

Eglise de la Madeleine

Church at 14 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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The Louvre

The Louvre

Museum at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The most visited art museum in the world, the Louvre contains countless...

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Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle

Church at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

Sainte-Chapelle, on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, is an important...

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Conciergerie

Conciergerie

National Monument at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

La Conciergerie at Paris is one of the oldest and most important...

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Palais-Royal

Palais-Royal

at 14 km (direction east-north-east), in the Paris department

The Palais-Royal is a 17th century palace with attractive gardens in the...

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Markets in and near Velizy-Villacoublay

  • Bievres: market Wednesday (4km)
  • Le Chesnay: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
  • Igny: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
  • Clamart: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (6km)
  • Issy-les-Moulineaux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & (6km)
  • Garches: market Saturday (7km)
  • Boulogne-Billancourt: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (7km)
  • Chatenay-Malabry: market Wednesday & Saturday (7km)
  • Fontenay-Aux-Roses: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (8km)
  • La Celle-Saint-Cloud: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near Velizy-Villacoublay, France

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

Aquarium

  • Cinéaqua (12km)
  • Centre de la mer et des eaux (13km)
  • Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (18km)

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Other tourist attractions

  • Eiffel Tower (12km)
  • Catacombs (12km)
  • Rodin Museum (13km)
  • Hotel des Invalides (13km)
  • Grand Palais (13km)
  • Palais Bourbon (13km)
  • Petit Palais (13km)
  • Champs-Elysees (13km)
  • Orsay Museum (13km)
  • Place de la Concorde (14km)
  • Jardin des Tuileries (14km)
  • Parc Monceau (14km)
  • Eglise de la Madeleine (14km)
  • Pont-Neuf (14km)
  • The Louvre (14km)
  • Place Vendome (14km)
  • Palais Royal (14km)
  • Jardin des Plantes (15km)
  • Paris Opera (15km)
  • Saint-Eustache (15km)
  • Hotel de Ville (town hall) (15km)
  • Place des Vosges (16km)
  • Place de la Bastille (16km)
  • Montmartre district (16km)
  • Montmartre (16km)
  • Basilica de Sacre Coeur (16km)
  • Parc de la Villette (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • L'Isle-Adam (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (20km)
  • Vexin Francais (41km)
  • Gatinais Francais (47km)
  • Oise-Pays de France (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (9km)
  • Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (10km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (10km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (12km)
  • Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (13km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (14km)
  • Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (14km)
  • Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (14km)
  • Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (15km)
  • Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (18km)
  • Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (18km)
  • Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (19km)
  • Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (21km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (21km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (21km)
  • Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (24km)
  • Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (29km)
  • Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (31km)
  • Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (32km)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (33km)
  • Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (39km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (39km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Royaumont (Asnieres-sur-Oise) (40km)
  • Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (40km)
  • Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (45km)
  • Abbaye de Chaalis (Fontaine-Chaalis) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Potager du roi, Versailles (5km)
  • Parc de Versailles (5km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (6km)
  • Maison de Chateaubriand (6km)
  • Parc du domaine de Sceaux (9km)
  • Domaine de la Malmaison (10km)
  • Parc du château de Beauregard (14km)
  • Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (14km)
  • Jardin du Palais-Royal (14km)
  • Parc du château de Breteuil (16km)
  • Parc de Courson (21km)
  • Parc du château de Groussay (26km)
  • Parc du château de Thoiry (30km)
  • Parc de Chamarande (30km)
  • Domaine national de Rambouillet (31km)
  • Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (32km)
  • Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (43km)
  • Parc du château de Courances (44km)
  • Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (46km)
  • Domaine de Villarceaux (52km)
  • Domaine du château d'Ambleville (54km)
  • Domaine national de Fontainebleau (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Vallée de Chevreuse (14km)
  • Vaux de Cernay (21km)
  • Murs à pêches (22km)
  • Forêt de Rambouillet (27km)
  • Château de Sauvage (39km)
  • Forêt de Chantilly (49km)
  • Foret de Ermenonville (53km)

Amusement park / theme park

Towns of Art and history

  • Pontoise (30km)
  • Rambouillet (31km)
  • Noisiel (34km)
  • Etampes (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Meudon (5km)
  • Le Plessis-Robinson (6km)
  • Rueil-Malmaison (10km)
  • Le Vesinet (13km)
  • Courbevoie (13km)
  • Levallois-Perret (14km)
  • Maisons-Alfort (18km)
  • Creteil (21km)
  • Soisy-sous-Montmorency (24km)
  • Aulnay-sous-Bois (28km)
  • Gagny (28km)
  • Livry-Gargan (30km)
  • Le Mee-sur-Seine (43km)
  • Melun (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (12km)
  • Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (15km)
  • Parc zoologique de Vincennes (18km)
  • Parc zoologique de Thoiry (30km)
 
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Geography and distances

Velizy-Villacoublay is in the Paris region of France at 20 kilometres from Versailles, the department capital (general information: Velizy-Villacoublay is 15 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Velizy-Villacoublay

Canton: Vélizy-Villacoublay

Arrondissement: Versailles

Department: Yvelines

Region: Paris

Postcode: 78140

Distance to Velizy-Villacoublay

from Versailles (prefecture): 20 km

from Paris: 15 km

from Calais: 242 km

from Nice: 687 km

from Bordeaux: 487 km

from Strasbourg: 409 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Velizy-Villacoublay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bievres, Boulogne-Billancourt, Buc, Chaville, Clamart, Igny, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Jouy-en-Josas, Le Chesnay, Le Plessis-Robinson, Les Loges-en-Josas, Marnes-la-Coquette, Meudon, Rocquencourt, Sevres, Toussus-le-Noble, Vauhallan, Versailles, Ville-d'Avray and Viroflay.

This page in French: Visiter Velizy-Villacoublay

 
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