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Visit Branches: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Branches is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 12 km from Auxerre, the department capital. (General information: Branches is 136 km from Paris and 360 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Auxerre at 12 km from Branches
Popular places to visit near Branches: these include Auxerre at 12 km and Joigny at 13 km.
Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Auxerre is a listed 'town of art and history' 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 Branches, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Branches
See France This Way travel guides for Yonne and Burgundy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Branches.
Note that all distances from Branches shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Branches holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Branches (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 Yonne 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 Branches and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (38km) : Parc du château de Thorigny (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (9km) : Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (17km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Sens (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Auxerre (12km) : Joigny (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Branches & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Branches
Canton: Aillant-sur-Tholon
Arrondissement: Auxerre
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89113
Distance to Branches
from Auxerre: 12 km
from Paris: 136 km
from Calais: 360 km
from Nice: 550 km
from Bordeaux: 460 km
from Strasbourg: 325 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Branches): Appoigny, Bassou, Beaumont, Bonnard, Chichery, Fleury-la-Vallee, Guerchy, Gurgy, Laduz, Neuilly and Villemer.
Getting here
Yonne is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Branches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Branches