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Visit Baron: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Baron is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 24 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Baron is 555 km from Paris and 789 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Uzes at 11 km from Baron
Popular places to visit near Baron: these include Uzes at 11 km and Pont du Gard at 23 km.
Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km and Uzes is a listed 'town of art and history' at 11km. 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 Baron, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Baron
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Baron.
Note that all distances from Baron shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Baron holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Baron (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 Languedoc-Roussillon and Gard 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 Baron and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Bambouseraie de Prafrance (24km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (24km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (45km) : Jardin du Tomple (46km) : Jardin du mas de l'Abri (46km) : Jardin du château de Brantes (47km) : Jardin des Sambucs (49km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roque-sur-Ceze (25km) : Aigueze (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (11km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (43km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ales (18km) :
- Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard (23km) : Orange Roman Theatre (43km) : Avignon Centre (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Uzes (11km) : Nimes (24km) : Beaucaire (39km) :
- Grand Site of France: Aven d'Orgnac (31km) : Camargue (40km) : Gorges de l'Ardeche (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Baron & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Baron
Canton: Saint-Chaptes
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30700
Distance to Baron
from Nimes: 24 km
from Paris: 555 km
from Calais: 789 km
from Nice: 242 km
from Bordeaux: 396 km
from Strasbourg: 570 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 Baron): Aigaliers, Aubussargues, Castelnau-Valence, Collorgues, Euzet, Foissac, Saint-Dezery, Saint-Jean-de-Ceyrargues, Saint-Maurice-de-Cazevieille and Serviers-et-Labaume.
Getting here
For driving distances to Baron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Baron