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Visit Descartes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Descartes is situated in the Indre-et-Loire department (Centre region) in the eastern-center of France at 46 km from Tours, the department capital. (General information: Descartes is 243 km from Paris and 450 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Crissay-sur-Manse at 25 km from Descartes
Popular places to visit near Descartes: these include Crissay-sur-Manse at 25 km and Loches at 27 km. Crissay-sur-Manse is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 25km and Loches is a listed 'town of art and history' at 27km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Descartes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Descartes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Descartes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Descartes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (30km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (36km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km) : Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (46km) : Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (46km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (36km) : Cloisters of la Psalette (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Crissay-sur-Manse (25km) : Angles-sur-l'Anglin (34km) : Montresor (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (45km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Loches (27km) : Chinon (42km) : Tours (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (46km) : Loudun (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Descartes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Descartes
Canton: Descartes
Arrondissement: Loches
Department: Indre-et-Loire
Region: Centre
Postcode: 37160
Distance to Descartes
from Tours: 46 km
from Paris: 243 km
from Calais: 450 km
from Nice: 629 km
from Bordeaux: 257 km
from Strasbourg: 556 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Descartes (within 6 km): Abilly : Buxeuil : Saint-Remy-sur-Creuse :
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This page in French: Visitez Descartes