Chalencon travel guide
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Visit Chalencon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chalencon is situated in the Ardeche department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the southern-centre of France at 16 km from Privas, the department capital. (General information: Chalencon is 474 km from Paris and 705 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Desaignes at 14 km from Chalencon
Popular places to visit near Chalencon: these include Desaignes at 14 km and Privas at 16 km.
Valence is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 26km and Parc Jouvet is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 26km. 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 Chalencon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chalencon
See France This Way travel guides for Ardeche and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chalencon.
Note that all distances from Chalencon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chalencon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chalencon (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 Ardeche 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 Chalencon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc Jouvet (26km) : Jardin japonais (32km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mirmande (29km) : Vogue (38km) : Balazuc (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint-Apollinaire (Valence) (26km) : Abbatiale Sainte-Marie (Cruas) (29km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Valence (26km) : Montelier (36km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Vals-les-Bains (29km) : Crest (39km) :
- Grand Site of France: Gorges du Gardon (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Chalencon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalencon
Canton: Vernoux-en-Vivarais
Arrondissement: Tournon-sur-Rhône
Department: Ardeche
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 07240
Distance to Chalencon
from Privas: 16 km
from Paris: 474 km
from Calais: 705 km
from Nice: 251 km
from Bordeaux: 406 km
from Strasbourg: 478 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chalencon): Beauvene, Chateauneuf-de-Vernoux, Gluiras, Saint-Barthelemy-le-Meil, Saint-Jean-Chambre, Saint-Julien-Labrousse, Saint-Maurice-en-Chalencon, Silhac and Vernoux-en-Vivarais.
Getting here
For driving distances to Chalencon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chalencon