Auxerre travel guide
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Visit Auxerre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Auxerre is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Yonne department. (General information: Auxerre is 149 km from Paris and 372 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Auxerre (page also includes a photo gallery for Auxerre)
Popular places to visit near Auxerre: these include Auxerre at 1 km and Pontigny at 16 km.
Auxerre is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Auxerre: Auxerre has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Auxerre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Auxerre
See France This Way travel guides for Yonne and Burgundy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Auxerre.
Note that all distances from Auxerre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Auxerre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Auxerre (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 France and Yonne 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 Auxerre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (33km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (12km) : Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (17km) : Basilique Sainte Madeleine (Vezelay) (39km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezelay (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Auxerre (1km) : Joigny (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Auxerre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Auxerre
Canton: Auxerre
Arrondissement: Auxerre
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89000
Distance to Auxerre
from Auxerre: 0 km
from Paris: 149 km
from Calais: 372 km
from Nice: 538 km
from Bordeaux: 458 km
from Strasbourg: 322 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Auxerre): Augy, Moneteau, Quenne, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Vallan, Venoy and Villefargeau.
Getting here
Yonne is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Auxerre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Auxerre