Places to visit near Bois-le-Roi: Château de Sorel & more
A day out from Bois-le-Roi leads to Château d'Anet, 6.6 km away. There is no place to visit in Bois-le-Roi; there are 2 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in a château and a fort.
Where to start near Bois-le-Roi
A fort follows Château de Sorel.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Mapped
At the edge of the map sits Fortification de Fort-Harrouard, 4.8 km out.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Bois-le-Roi; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
How the list breaks down
Every one of them is among châteaux or heritage sites.
Dark: in Bois-le-Roi. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place, in and near Bois-le-Roi
The list runs to 2 places, all within 5 km of its centre.
Nothing is mapped in Bois-le-Roi itself; these are within 5 km of its centre.
The history of Bois-le-Roi → · Parks and trails in Bois-le-Roi →
Out of town
The standout of the 12 is Château d'Anet, 6.6 km from town.
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet6.6 km east, in Anet
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux14 km south, in Dreux
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux23 km northwest, in Évreux
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon35 km southeast, in Maintenon
AttractionChâteau de Gaillon33 km north, in GaillonAttractionAttractionBroussard22 km northwest, in Sassey
AttractionDonjon de Houdan20 km southeast, in Houdan
ChâteauChâteau d'Ivry-la-Bataille8.3 km east, in Ivry-la-BatailleChâteauChâteauChâteau des Tourelles28 km north, in VernonChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Georges-Motel8.6 km south, in Saint-Georges-MotelAttractionAttractionGisacum17 km northwest, in Le Vieil-ÉvreuxChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Abondant11 km southeast, in AbondantPlaces within 40 km of Bois-le-Roi with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Visiting Bois-le-Roi: the answers
Are there attractions near Bois-le-Roi?
Nothing is mapped in Bois-le-Roi itself, but within 5 km there are Château de Sorel and Fortification de Fort-Harrouard.
Are there museums in or near Bois-le-Roi?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Bois-le-Roi or within 5 km.
What well-known places are within a day out of Bois-le-Roi?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château d'Anet (6.6 km), Chapelle royale de Dreux (14 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux (23 km), Château de Maintenon (35 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Bois-le-Roi, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Château d'Anet: audinou, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Évreux: Urban, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maintenon: Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Gaillon: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donjon de Houdan: ℍenry Salomé, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Ivry-la-Bataille: Nitot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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