Authon travel guide
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Visit Authon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Authon is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 18 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Authon is 589 km from Paris and 812 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Sisteron at 15 km from Authon
Popular places to visit near Authon: these include Sisteron at 15 km and Digne-les-Bains at 18 km.
Sisteron is a listed 'recommended detour' at 15km and Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) is a listed 'religious monument' at 32km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Authon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Authon
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Authon.
Note that all distances from Authon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Authon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Authon (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Provence and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Authon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (38km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (44km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (44km) : Clos de Villeneuve (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Authon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Authon
Canton: Sisteron
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04200
Distance to Authon
from Digne-les-Bains: 18 km
from Paris: 589 km
from Calais: 812 km
from Nice: 109 km
from Bordeaux: 535 km
from Strasbourg: 499 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Authon): Le Castellard-Melan, Saint-Geniez and Valavoire.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Authon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Authon