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Visit Bayons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bayons is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 28 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Bayons is 581 km from Paris and 803 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Seyne-les-Alpes at 16 km from Bayons
Popular places to visit near Bayons: these include Seyne-les-Alpes at 16 km and Sisteron at 24 km.
Sisteron is a listed 'recommended detour' at 24km and Lac de Serre-Poncon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bayons, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bayons
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 Bayons.
Note that all distances from Bayons shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bayons holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bayons (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 Bayons and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poligny (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Bayons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bayons
Canton: Turriers
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04250
Distance to Bayons
from Digne-les-Bains: 28 km
from Paris: 581 km
from Calais: 803 km
from Nice: 113 km
from Bordeaux: 536 km
from Strasbourg: 488 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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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 Bayons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bayons