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Visit Houx: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Houx is situated in the Eure-et-Loir department (Centre region) in the eastern-center of France at 17 km from Chartres, the department capital. (General information: Houx is 63 km from Paris and 266 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chartres Cathedral at 17 km from Houx
Popular places to visit near Houx: these include Chartres Cathedral at 17 km and Chartres at 19 km. Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) is a listed 'religious monument' at 16km and Chartres Cathedral is a listed 'heritage site' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Houx, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Houx and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Houx
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine national de Rambouillet (17km) : Parc du château de Groussay (28km) : Parc du château de Breteuil (32km) : Parc du château de Thoiry (36km) : Parc de Courson (39km) : Le pré Catelan (40km) : Parc du château de Beauregard (42km) : Parc de Versailles (45km) : Potager du roi, Versailles (45km) : Parc de Chamarande (45km) :
- National Monuments: Rambouillet Chateau (18km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale de Chartres (Chartres) (16km) : Abbaye Notre Dame des Vaulx de Cernay (Cernay-la-Ville) (27km) : Notre Dame de Port Royal des Champs (Magny-les-Hameaux) (39km) : Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (41km) : Eglise de Sainte Geneviève (Feucherolles) (43km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (47km) : Eglise de Saint Martin et Saint Blaise (Louveciennes) (49km) : Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chartres (17km) : Moutiers (32km) : Velizy-Villacoublay (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Chartres Cathedral (16km) : Versailles Palace (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rambouillet (18km) : Etampes (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Houx & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Houx
Canton: Maintenon
Arrondissement: Chartres
Department: Eure-et-Loir
Region: Centre
Postcode: 28130
Distance to Houx
from Chartres: 17 km
from Paris: 63 km
from Calais: 266 km
from Nice: 694 km
from Bordeaux: 447 km
from Strasbourg: 451 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Houx (within 6 km): Bailleau-Armenonville : Chartainvilliers : Droue-sur-Drouette : Epernon : Gallardon : Gas : Hanches : Jouy : Maintenon : Mevoisins : Pierres : Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles : Saint-Piat : Soulaires : Yermenonville :
Houx holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Houx