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Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
The Baroque masterpiece that inspired Versailles, with candlelit evenings illuminating Le Nôtre's gardens.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Brie-Comte-Robert
Île-de-France, France · Europe
About Brie-Comte-Robert
Brie-Comte-Robert works well as a base: 5 minutes from Varennes-Jarcy, 16km from Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte.
Brie-Comte-Robert is in Île-de-France, France, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Varennes-Jarcy, about 4 km away.
Brie-Comte-Robert (French pronunciation: [bʁi kɔ̃t ʁɔbɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Brie-Comte-Robert is on the edge of the plain of Brie and was formerly the capital of the Brie française.
"Brie" comes from the Gaulish briga, meaningRead more
"plateau".
The "Comte Robert" was Robert I of Dreux who owned the town and was a brother of the King Louis VII.
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What is there to see near Brie-Comte-Robert?
Within an hour or so of Brie-Comte-Robert: Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (16 km), Disneyland Paris (23 km), Walt Disney Studios Park Paris (23 km), Notre-Dame de Paris (26 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Brie-Comte-Robert?
Brie-Comte-Robert is in Île-de-France, France, about 4 km from Varennes-Jarcy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,892
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 48.6925, 2.6109
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Worth the detour from Brie-Comte-Robert
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Disneyland Paris
Europe's most visited theme park featuring Disney magic with a French flair just outside Paris.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Walt Disney Studios Park Paris
The second gate at Disneyland Paris dedicated to the magic of Disney and Pixar filmmaking.
23 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame de Paris
Gothic masterpiece on the Île de la Cité, one of the most famous cathedrals in the world.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris's most elegant formal garden, where Parisians sail toy boats around a fountain below the Senate palace.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Louvre Pyramid
Striking glass and metal pyramid serving as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum, the world's largest art museum.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Louvre Museum
The world's largest and most visited art museum, home to the Mona Lisa and over 380,000 objects spanning thousands of years.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Centre Pompidou
An iconic inside-out building housing Europe's largest collection of modern and contemporary art.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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