Donjon de Houdan, the place to visit in Houdan
The best-known day out from Houdan is Château de Versailles, 38 km away. There is one place to visit in Houdan, plus one within 5 km of its centre. Look for an attraction and a château. In town, one site is a listed historic monument.
The names to know in Houdan
Along with Donjon de Houdan, see a château.
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.
Finding your way
Château de Richebourg marks the outer edge, 4.7 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Houdan; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
The mix
The places here are an attraction and a château.
Dark: in Houdan. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Every place to visit
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its centre.
The one place in Houdan, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Worth the drive
The 12 days out are led by Château de Versailles, 38 km away.
AttractionChâteau de Versailles38 km east, in Versailles
AttractionCathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres39 km south, in Chartres
AttractionPetit Trianon37 km east, in VersaillesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye38 km east, in Saint-Germain-en-Laye
ChâteauChâteau d'Anet14 km northwest, in AnetMuseumMuseumVilla Savoye35 km northeast, in PoissyAttractionAttractionAbbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs à Magny-les-Hameaux31 km east, in Magny-les-Hameaux
MuseumChâteau de Rambouillet23 km southeast, in Rambouillet
AttractionGrand Trianon37 km east, in Versailles
ChurchChapelle royale de Dreux18 km west, in Dreux
ChâteauChâteau de Maintenon23 km south, in Maintenon
AttractionHameau de la Reine38 km east, in VersaillesPlaces within 40 km of Houdan with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Good to know in Houdan
What is there to see in Houdan?
The one place mapped in Houdan is Donjon de Houdan. We list 1 place in town. Another 1 is within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Houdan?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Houdan or within 5 km.
Which places in Houdan are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Houdan is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Donjon de Houdan.
What well-known places are within a day out of Houdan?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château de Versailles (38 km), Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres (39 km), Petit Trianon (37 km), Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (38 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 Houdan, 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 (10)
- Donjon de Houdan: ℍenry Salomé, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Versailles: ToucanWings, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres: BT, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Petit Trianon: KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château d'Anet: audinou, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Rambouillet: Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grand Trianon: Lionel Allorge, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chapelle royale de Dreux: Renaud d'Avout, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Maintenon: Eric Pouhier, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hameau de la Reine: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.