Étampes is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Étréchy, 38km from Forêt de Fontainebleau.
Étampes is in Île-de-France, France, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Étréchy, about 7 km away.
Étampes (French: [etɑ̃p] ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 48.1 km (29.9 mi) south-southwest from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). Étampes is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department.
Étampes, together with the neighboring communes of Morigny-Champigny andRead more Brières-les-Scellés, form an urban area of 30,881 inhabitants (2018). This urban area is a "satellite city" of Paris.
Within an hour or so of Étampes: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhery (22 km), Forêt de Fontainebleau (38 km), Château de Fontainebleau (40 km), Palace of Versailles (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Étampes?
The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Étampes?
Étampes is in Île-de-France, France, about 7 km from Étréchy.
Road trip
Drive to Étampes
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Legendary 1924 banked concrete speed bowl south of Paris where dozens of land-speed and endurance records were set; its steep bankings still host classic-car festivals like Les Grandes Heures Automobiles.
22 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Forêt de Fontainebleau
A vast forest of sandstone outcrops, the birthplace of bouldering and a favourite plein-air escape.
38 km · about 45 min drive
castle
Château de Fontainebleau
A vast royal palace southeast of Paris that served as a residence for French monarchs from Louis VII to Napoleon III.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Palace of Versailles
Opulent royal palace and gardens that served as the seat of French power from 1682 until the Revolution.
41 km · about 50 min drive
castle
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Baroque masterpiece that inspired Versailles, with candlelit evenings illuminating Le Nôtre's gardens.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
47 km · about 55 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Eiffel Tower
Iconic iron lattice tower built in 1889 that has become the most recognized symbol of Paris and France.