Orleans travel guide
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Visit Orleans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orleans is situated in the Loiret department (Centre region) in the western-centre of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Loiret department. (General information: Orleans is 111 km from Paris and 339 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Orleans: these include Beaugency at 24 km and Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey at 32 km. Fleury-les-Aubrais is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 3km and Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 3km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Orleans, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Orleans and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Orleans
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc Floral de la Source (7km) : Les prés-Culand (17km) : Arboretum des grandes bruyères (25km) : Jardin du château de Talcy (37km) :
- National Monuments: Talcy Chateau (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint Benoît sur Loire (Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire Abbey) (32km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Fleury-les-Aubrais (3km) : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (3km) : Olivet (4km) : Saint-Cyr-en-Val (9km) : Quiers-sur-Bezonde (41km) : Moutiers (45km) : Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Beaugency (24km) : Chateaudun (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Orleans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orléans
Canton: Orléans
Arrondissement: Orléans
Department: Loiret
Region: Centre
Postcode: 45000
Distance to Orleans
from Orleans: 0 km
from Paris: 111 km
from Calais: 339 km
from Nice: 625 km
from Bordeaux: 390 km
from Strasbourg: 439 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Orleans (within 6 km): Fleury-les-Aubrais : Ingre : La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin : Olivet : Saint-Denis-en-Val : Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin : Saint-Jean-de-Braye : Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle : Saint-Jean-le-Blanc : Saint-Pryve-Saint-Mesmin : Saran : Semoy :
Orleans holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Loiret gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Orleans