Besain travel guide
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Visit Besain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Besain is situated in the Jura department (Franche-Comte region) in the east of France at 23 km from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital. (General information: Besain is 345 km from Paris and 545 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Arbois at 13 km from Besain
Popular places to visit near Besain: these include Arbois at 13 km and Chateau-Chalon at 13 km.
Chateau-Chalon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 13km and Arbois is a listed 'town of art and history' at 13km. 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 Besain, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Besain
See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Besain.
Note that all distances from Besain shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Besain holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Besain (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 Jura 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 Besain and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (20km) : Jardin à la Faulx (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Chateau-Chalon (13km) : Baume-les-Messieurs (14km) : Lods (45km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (28km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arbois (13km) : Salins-les-Bains (18km) : Dole (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Besain & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Besain
Canton: Poligny
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 39800
Distance to Besain
from Lons-le-Saunier: 23 km
from Paris: 345 km
from Calais: 545 km
from Nice: 362 km
from Bordeaux: 539 km
from Strasbourg: 248 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 Besain): Chamole, Chaussenans, Crotenay, Fay-en-Montagne, Le Fied, Molain, Montrond, Picarreau, Valempoulieres and Vaux-sur-Poligny.
Getting here
For driving distances to Besain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Besain