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Visit By: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: By is situated in the Doubs department (Franche-Comte region) in the eastern-center of France at 27 km from Besancon, the department capital. (General information: By is 334 km from Paris and 527 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Salins-les-Bains at 8 km from By
Popular places to visit near By: these include Salins-les-Bains at 8 km and Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 8 km.
Salins-les-Bains is a listed 'town of art and history' at 8km and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans is a listed 'heritage site' at 9km. 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 By, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to By
See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of By.
Note that all distances from By shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
By holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to By (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 Doubs 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 By and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin à la Faulx (31km) : Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (39km) :
- National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lods (27km) : Chateau-Chalon (35km) : Baume-les-Messieurs (38km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (9km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Salins-les-Bains (8km) : Arbois (15km) : Besancon (28km) : Dole (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (37km) :
Map of places to visit near By & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: By
Canton: Quingey
Arrondissement: Besançon
Department: Doubs
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 25440
Distance to By
from Besancon: 27 km
from Paris: 334 km
from Calais: 527 km
from Nice: 383 km
from Bordeaux: 555 km
from Strasbourg: 223 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 23 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of By): Bartherans, Breres, Buffard, Champagne-sur-Loue, Chay, Cussey-sur-Lison, Echay, Grange-de-Vaivre, Ivrey, La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse, Liesle, Mesmay, Montfort, Myon, Pagnoz, Paroy, Pointvillers, Port-Lesney, Rennes-sur-Loue, Ronchaux, Saint-Thiebaud, Saizenay and Samson.
Getting here
For driving distances to By from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez By