Besset travel guide
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Visit Besset: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Besset is situated in the Ariege department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 22 km from Foix, the department capital. (General information: Besset is 644 km from Paris and 875 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mirepoix at 3 km from Besset
Popular places to visit near Besset: these include Mirepoix at 3 km and Camon at 12 km.
Parc aux Bambous is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Camon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 12km. 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 Besset, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Besset
See France This Way travel guides for Ariege and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Besset.
Note that all distances from Besset shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Besset holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Besset (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 Midi-Pyrenees and Ariege 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 Besset and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc aux Bambous (10km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Camon (12km) :
- Heritage Sites: Carcassonne (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Limoux (31km) : Revel (45km) :
- Grand Site of France: Carcassonne City (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Besset & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Besset
Canton: Mirepoix
Arrondissement: Pamiers
Department: Ariege
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 09500
Distance to Besset
from Foix: 22 km
from Paris: 644 km
from Calais: 875 km
from Nice: 444 km
from Bordeaux: 275 km
from Strasbourg: 764 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Besset): Coutens, Dun, La Bastide-de-Bousignac, Manses, Mirepoix, Rieucros, Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou, Saint-Quentin-la-Tour, Teilhet, Tourtrol, Troye-d'Ariege and Vivies.
Getting here
For driving distances to Besset from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Besset