Pontoise travel guide
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Visit Pontoise: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pontoise is situated in the Val-d'Oise department (Paris region) in the Paris region of France at 4 km from Cergy, the department capital. (General information: Pontoise is 28 km from Paris and 212 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montmartre at 25 km from Pontoise
Popular places to visit near Pontoise: these include Montmartre at 25 km and Basilica de Sacre Coeur at 25 km. Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Pontoise: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Pontoise, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Pontoise and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Pontoise
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (17km) : Domaine de la Malmaison (21km) : Parc de l'abbaye de Royaumont (23km) : Domaine national de Saint-Cloud (25km) : Parc de Versailles (27km) : Jardin du Palais-Royal (27km) : Potager du roi, Versailles (27km) : Parc du château de Thoiry (30km) : Domaine de Villarceaux (31km) : Jardin et parc du château de Chantilly (31km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Maisons (12km) : Villa Savoye (15km) : Basilica of Saint-Denis (23km) : Arc de Triomphe (24km) : Saint Cloud Parc (25km) : Chapelle Expiatoire (25km) : Maison des Jardies (26km) : Notre Dame cathedral (28km) : Conciergerie (28km) : Sainte-Chapelle (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roche-Guyon (34km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Maubuisson (Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone) (1km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Auvers-sur-Oise) (6km) : Eglise de Saint Maclou (Conflans-Sainte-Honorine) (6km) : Eglise de Saint Denis (Mery-sur-Oise) (6km) : Abbaye Notre-Dame du Val (Meriel) (8km) : Collégiale Notre-Dame (Poissy) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Orgeval) (17km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chatou) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Etienne (Mareil-Marly) (19km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Bougival) (21km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Soisy-sous-Montmorency (16km) : Le Vesinet (18km) : Rueil-Malmaison (20km) : Courbevoie (21km) : Levallois-Perret (22km) : Meudon (28km) : Velizy-Villacoublay (30km) : Le Plessis-Robinson (32km) : Aulnay-sous-Bois (32km) : Livry-Gargan (35km) :
- Heritage Sites: Versailles Palace (27km) : Seine Banks, Paris (28km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chantilly (31km) : Noisiel (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Isle-Adam (12km) :
Map of places to visit near Pontoise & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pontoise
Canton: Pontoise
Arrondissement: Pontoise
Department: Val-d'Oise
Region: Paris
Postcode: 95000
Distance to Pontoise
from Cergy: 4 km
from Paris: 28 km
from Calais: 212 km
from Nice: 714 km
from Bordeaux: 511 km
from Strasbourg: 417 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Pontoise (within 6 km): Auvers-sur-Oise : Boissy-l'Aillerie : Cergy : Ennery : Eragny : Genicourt : Herouville : Jouy-le-Moutier : Livilliers : Maurecourt : Neuville-sur-Oise : Osny : Pierrelaye : Puiseux-Pontoise : Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone : Vaureal :
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