Villebon-sur-Yvette tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Versailles Palace at 14 km from Villebon-sur-Yvette

Visit Villebon-sur-Yvette: highlights and tourist information

Villebon-sur-Yvette is situated in the Essonne 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 Villebon-sur-Yvette in Paris.

Popular places to visit nearby include Versailles Palace at 14 km and Catacombs at 17 km.

Villebon-sur-Yvette, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Versailles Palace

Castle at 14 km (direction north-west), in the Yvelines department

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

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Catacombs

at 17 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Jardin du Luxembourg

Garden at 18 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Eiffel Tower

at 18 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Pantheon

National Monument at 18 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Notre Dame cathedral

Cathedral at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, on an island in the Seine River, is...

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Sainte-Chapelle

Church at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Conciergerie

National Monument at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Musee de l'Orangerie

Museum at 19 km (direction north-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

Garden at 20 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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The Louvre

Museum at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Paris

at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The city of Paris continues to be the most popular destination with...

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River Seine

at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Paris department

The Seine river is at the heart of the city, near many...

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Champs-Elysees

at 20 km (direction north-north-east), in the Paris department

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

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Map of places to visit near Villebon-sur-Yvette

Markets in and near Villebon-sur-Yvette

• Palaiseau: market Thursday & Sunday (2km)
• Orsay: market Sunday & Friday (3km)
• Igny: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Longjumeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Massy: market Tuesday & Friday (5km)
• Bievres: market Wednesday (6km)
• Chilly-Mazarin: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Gif-sur-Yvette: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (7km)
• Montlhery: market Monday (8km)
• Antony: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday (8km)

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Tourist attractions near Villebon-sur-Yvette, France

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

Aquarium

• Centre de la mer et des eaux (18km)
• Cinéaqua (19km)
• Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dor (20km)

Heritage sites

• Versailles Palace (14km)
• Seine Banks, Paris (20km)
• Paris tour St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (20km)
• Fontainebleau Palace (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Roche-Guyon (61km)

National Monuments

• Maison des Jardies (14km)
• Saint Cloud Parc (15km)
• Pantheon (18km)
• Notre Dame cathedral (19km)
• Sainte-Chapelle (19km)
• Conciergerie (19km)
• Arc de Triomphe (20km)
• Chapelle Expiatoire (21km)
• Vincennes Chateau (22km)
• Basilica of Saint-Denis (28km)
• Chateau de Maisons (28km)
• Villa Savoye (29km)
• Rambouillet Chateau (30km)
• Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (32km)

Other tourist attractions

• Catacombs (17km)
• Eiffel Tower (18km)
• Rodin Museum (18km)
• Jardin des Plantes (19km)
• Hotel des Invalides (19km)
• Palais Bourbon (19km)
• Orsay Museum (19km)
• Pont-Neuf (19km)
• Grand Palais (19km)
• Petit Palais (20km)
• Jardin des Tuileries (20km)
• The Louvre (20km)
• Place de la Concorde (20km)
• Hotel de Ville (town hall) (20km)
• Champs-Elysees (20km)
• Place de la Bastille (20km)
• Palais Royal (20km)
• Saint-Eustache (20km)
• Place des Vosges (20km)
• Place Vendome (20km)
• Eglise de la Madeleine (20km)
• Paris Opera (21km)
• Parc Monceau (21km)
• Montmartre (22km)
• Montmartre district (22km)
• Basilica de Sacre Coeur (22km)
• Parc de la Villette (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Moret-sur-Loing (56km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haute Vallee de Chevreuse (18km)
• Gatinais Francais (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (11km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (19km)
• Maison d'Ourscamp (Paris) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (20km)
• Sainte Chapelle (Paris) (20km)
• Cathédrale de Notre Dame (Paris) (20km)
• Eglises de Saint Eustache (Paris) (21km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (21km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (23km)
• Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (27km)
• Basilique de Saint Denis (Saint-Denis) (28km)
• Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (30km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (31km)
• Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (34km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (36km)
• Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (41km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (41km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Beauregard (6km)
• Maison de Chateaubriand (9km)
• Parc du domaine de Sceaux (9km)
• Parc de Courson (13km)
• Potager du roi, Versailles (14km)
• Parc de Versailles (14km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (15km)
• Parc du château de Breteuil (15km)
• Domaine de la Malmaison (19km)
• Jardin du Palais-Royal (20km)
• Parc de Chamarande (21km)
• Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (24km)
• Domaine national de Rambouillet (31km)
• Parc du château de Groussay (31km)
• Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (32km)
• Parc du château de Courances (34km)
• Parc du château de Thoiry (36km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (39km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Versailles (13km)
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye (24km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Vallée de Chevreuse (14km)
• Vaux de Cernay (21km)
• Murs à pêches (25km)
• Forêt de Rambouillet (25km)
• Château de Sauvage (38km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Disneyland Paris (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Etampes (30km)
• Rambouillet (30km)
• Noisiel (34km)
• Pontoise (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Le Plessis-Robinson (9km)
• Velizy-Villacoublay (10km)
• Meudon (12km)
• Maisons-Alfort (19km)
• Creteil (20km)
• Rueil-Malmaison (20km)
• Courbevoie (22km)
• Levallois-Perret (22km)
• Le Vesinet (23km)
• Gagny (31km)
• Aulnay-sous-Bois (32km)
• Soisy-sous-Montmorency (32km)
• Livry-Gargan (33km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (35km)
• Melun (36km)
• Moutiers (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Ménagerie du Jardin des plantes (19km)
• Jardin d'acclimatation (Paris) (20km)
• Parc zoologique de Vincennes (20km)
• Parc zoologique de Thoiry (37km)

Geography and distances

Villebon-sur-Yvette is in the Paris region of France at 17 kilometres from Evry, the department capital (general information: Villebon-sur-Yvette is 19 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Villebon-sur-Yvette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Antony, Ballainvilliers, Bievres, Bures-sur-Yvette, Champlan, Igny, Janvry, La Ville-du-Bois, Les Ulis, Longjumeau, Massy, Nozay, Orsay, Palaiseau, Saclay, Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, Saulx-les-Chartreux, Vauhallan, Verrieres-le-Buisson, Villejust and Villiers-sur-Orge.

This page in French: Visiter Villebon-sur-Yvette