Chaponost travel guide
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Visit Chaponost: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chaponost is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 10 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Chaponost is 394 km from Paris and 620 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lyon at 9 km from Chaponost
Popular places to visit near Chaponost: these include Lyon at 9 km and Eveux at 15 km.
Ecully is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km and Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chaponost: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Chaponost, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chaponost
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chaponost.
Note that all distances from Chaponost shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chaponost holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chaponost (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 Rhone 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 Chaponost and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (9km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (12km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (27km) : Parc du château de Laye (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (29km) : Perouges (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (8km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (8km) : Chaponnay (17km) : Saint-Galmier (36km) : Saint-Vulbas (44km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (9km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (23km) : Saint-Etienne (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (24km) : Trevoux (26km) : Cremieu (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Chaponost & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chaponost
Canton: Saint-Genis-Laval
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69630
Distance to Chaponost
from Lyon: 10 km
from Paris: 394 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 299 km
from Bordeaux: 427 km
from Strasbourg: 392 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chaponost): Brignais, Brindas, Craponne, Francheville, Grezieu-la-Varenne, La Mulatiere, Messimy, Orlienas, Oullins, Saint-Genis-Laval, Saint-Genis-les-Ollieres, Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune and Vourles.
Getting here
For driving distances to Chaponost from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chaponost