Bellegarde-sur-Valserine travel guide
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Visit Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bellegarde-sur-Valserine is situated in the Ain department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 47 km from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital. (General information: Bellegarde-sur-Valserine is 401 km from Paris and 612 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Annecy at 34 km from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Popular places to visit near Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: these include Annecy at 34 km and Lake Annecy at 34 km.
Voltaire Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 27km and Gorges du Fier is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 29km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
See France This Way travel guides for Ain and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine.
Note that all distances from Bellegarde-sur-Valserine shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine (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 Rhone-Alpes and Ain 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 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (49km) :
- National Monuments: Voltaire Chateau (27km) : Brou Royal Monastery (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Annecy (33km) : Aix-les-Bains (47km) : Yvoire (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Roche-sur-Foron (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Bellegarde-sur-Valserine & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Canton: Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Arrondissement: Nantua
Department: Ain
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 01200
Distance to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
from Bourg-en-Bresse: 47 km
from Paris: 401 km
from Calais: 612 km
from Nice: 291 km
from Bordeaux: 518 km
from Strasbourg: 311 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 Bellegarde-sur-Valserine): Billiat, Chatillon-en-Michaille, Clarafond, Confort, Eloise, Lancrans, Leaz, Montanges, Saint-Germain-sur-Rhone and Villes.
Getting here
For driving distances to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bellegarde-sur-Valserine