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Illiers-Combray

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Eure-et-Loir

Town of Eure-et-Loir, in the Center region - the Loire Valley, Illiers-Combray takes place about twenty kilometers from Chartres and its famous cathedral, between the plains of the Beauce and Perche. It is located near Brou, Nogent-le-Rotrou or Bonneval, on the banks of the Loir.

Considered one of the oldest baronies of Chartres countries Illiers mainly developed in the Middle Ages, gradually forging the face charming we know him today. Heavily affected by the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and haven for refugees from the Spanish Civil War in 1939, the town is still an important place of tourism in the region.

Illiers-Combray has indeed an interesting architectural and historical heritage that inspired some of the work In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust spent several years holiday in the town.

Geographical information

MunicipalityIlliers-Combray
Postcode28120
Tourism label
Latitude48.2994270 (N 48° 17’ 58”)
Longitude1.2453510 (E 1° 14’ 43”)
AltitudeFrom 144m to 204m
Surface area33.60 km²
Population3287 inhabitants
Density97 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureChartres (26 km, 26 min)
Insee code28196
IntercommunalityCC entre Beauce et Perche
DepartmentEure-et-Loir
TerritoryPerche
RegionCentre-Loire Valley

Nearest cities & towns

Blandainville4.1 km (6 min)
Saint-Éman4.2 km (8 min)
Saint-Avit-les-Guespières4.8 km (7 min)
Méréglise5.1 km (7 min)
Vieuvicq5.3 km (7 min)
Charonville6.3 km (9 min)
Les Châtelliers-Notre-Dame6.8 km (12 min)
Épeautrolles7.1 km (8 min)
Montigny-le-Chartif7.9 km (10 min)
Magny7.9 km (10 min)
Ermenonville-la-Petite8.5 km (9 min)
Nonvilliers-Grandhoux8.8 km (12 min)
Marchéville9 km (11 min)
Mottereau9.2 km (13 min)
Bailleau-le-Pin10.1 km (10 min)

Things to see and do

Listed building, the Saint-Jacques dates originally from the fourteenth century, but has been modified many times in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It reveals in particular in its interior a beautiful painted ceiling.

Marcel Proust is present almost everywhere in the city, including through the house Aunt Léonie where he spent many holidays as a child. Major source of inspiration for his literary work, the building and its garden are now classified as an historic monument. It Marcel Proust museum and to discover a rich collection of furniture, letters, photographs, portraits, paintings or documents that belonged to the writer. It is particularly possible to admire the kitchen, oriental living room, bedroom Marcel, Aunt Leonie's room, Weil bedrooms, a dining Nadar photographs or garden Pré Catelan, a charming exotic garden. Created in the mid-nineteenth century, it is classified as an historic monument and Inventory General of Cultural Heritage.

Walking through the town, be sure not to pass the house of Dr. Adrien Proust, father of the writer, the Mirougain mansion of the nineteenth century.

Registered historic monument, entrance pavilion of the old castle Illiers dates for its sixteenth century. This is the last vestige of the old building that once stood here.

Places of interest

Information points
Leisure centres
Monuments
Transport

Events and festivities

The weekly market is held every Friday morning.

The town hosts a carnival every year in March.

In early July, place Marcel Festoch festival and concerts.

Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 12°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Telemark water skiing at the Fontaine Simon site
Sports sensations22 € to 75 € Fontaine-Simon (29 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Perche Thironnais
HikeIntermediate2:45Nonvilliers-Grandhoux (7.6 km)
Old Towns
Village visitEasy1:00Châteaudun (26 km)
Wood of the Gâts
HikeEasy3:00Châteaudun (26 km)
Walk in the Loir Valley
Cycling itineraryEasy2:00Lunay (60 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
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