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Visit Avon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Avon is situated in the Seine-et-Marne department (Paris region) in the Paris region of France at 15 km from Melun, the department capital. (General information: Avon is 56 km from Paris and 288 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Yevre-le-Chatel at 41 km from Avon
Popular places to visit near Avon: these include Yevre-le-Chatel at 41 km and Provins at 45 km.
Fontainebleau Palace is a listed 'heritage site' at 3km and Domaine national de Fontainebleau is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 3km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Avon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Avon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Avon
Note that all distances from Avon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Avon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Avon (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 Paris and Seine-et-Marne 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 Avon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine national de Fontainebleau (3km) : Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (17km) : Parc du château de Courances (19km) : Parc de Chamarande (39km) : Parc de Courson (47km) : Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (49km) :
- National Monuments: Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (13km) : Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (38km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (42km) : Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km) : Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (45km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Melun (15km) : Le Mee-sur-Seine (15km) : Creteil (44km) : Maisons-Alfort (48km) : Sens (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Fontainebleau Palace (3km) : Provins (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Etampes (41km) : Noisiel (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Moret-sur-Loing (8km) : Montargis (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Avon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Avon
Canton: Fontainebleau
Arrondissement: Fontainebleau
Department: Seine-et-Marne
Region: Paris
Postcode: 77210
Distance to Avon
from Melun: 15 km
from Paris: 56 km
from Calais: 288 km
from Nice: 630 km
from Bordeaux: 471 km
from Strasbourg: 370 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Avon): Bois-le-Roi, Champagne-sur-Seine, Fericy, Fontainebleau, Hericy, Samois-sur-Seine, Samoreau, Thomery, Veneux-les-Sablons and Vulaines-sur-Seine.
Getting here
For driving distances to Avon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Avon